Inherited & Personal Grief
Inherited sadness and grief often feels different than personal sadness or grief:
Feels older than you
Has no clear personal cause
Disproportionate to current circumstances
Persistent heaviness or depression
Carry a sense of burden or obligation
Intensifies around certain family members
Appears when you get close to happiness or success
Emotional numbness
Longing for something unnamed
Resists therapy focused only on your personal story
Personal sadness or grief usually has a clear event or loss attached to it
Comes in waves
Changes over time
Moves when it is expressed
Softens when witnessed
Feels proportionate to your life story
Allows space for moments of joy alongside sorrow
Without conscious awareness, children often replace connection with loyalty to their parents' unresolved issues.
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