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When grief reveals how much of yourself was built around them

I started therapy after my father died and I am realizing how much of my personality was shaped by trying to please him and now I do not know who I am without that mission.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The death of a significant other can expose the extent to which identity was constructed in relationship, creating questions about authentic selfhood.

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