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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]truly wallow in my despair.[/quote]

Your mother would not want this for you
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I know, and it's what allows me to be okay 99% of the time. I just miss her so much, and there are still moments when the realization that she is gone hits me like a tidal wave.[/quote]

Not normal if you are 30+[/quote]

GMAFB. Who are you to define what’s normal grieving?[/quote]

Thank you for this.

I was feeling so embarrassed and ashamed of still grieving over my dad even though it's been several years and I'm in my 50's.[/quote]

Being embarrassed and ashamed is not a mature feeling, maybe it belongs to the realm of adolescence when we realize it’s time to separate from parents but we cannot do it yet so there’s a conflict. Which is proof yet again that you haven’t separated from a parent and that’s why the grief is so protracted.
Therapy should be able to help 
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Read any book on grief, talk to any therapist - you are wrong. None of the posters who are still grieving their loss have indicated that it has been a barrier to living a productive life. I hope that you are nowhere near the mental health field.[/quote]

I am not :)
But excessive grieving (and feeling ashamed, realizing it’s not developmentally appropriate) is a problem. Parents are old and they die and it’s life. [/quote]

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