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How Dementia Complicates Unresolved Parent Relationships

My mother is in early dementia and sometimes she is the critical person who hurt me and sometimes she is vulnerable and confused and I feel guilty for still being angry at someone who is disappearing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The progressive loss of the person who harmed you can leave grief and resentment with nowhere to go.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Forgiving parents?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.