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Originally Posted by hankster
It was never a question of "pre-grieving". That sounds heartless. Its just that, as a part of psychotherapy as many people do it, one might grieve not having the parent one wished, as part of the process of coming to terms with one's past. I believe this is a common psychodynamic concept.
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Yes. Some of us "lost" our parents decades before they died. To "lose" a parent is a bigger pain than to bury them, I find.
The first cut is the deepest one of all
And the second, it's a worthless thing
-- Stevie Nicks.
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