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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there's unresolved resentment at your parents' early deaths. You're angry at your friends and family for having normal happy moments bc you can't take your anger out on your parents.[/quote]

This is OP here. Your description is accurate. It's unresolved anger and an intense feeling of unfairness to lose not one, but both parents prematurely.

When my mother died, I was the only one of all the cousins in my mother's family who no longer had a mom. After my father died I was the only cousin on both sides of the family who had lost both parents. All my cousins in all the family still had both parents. I felt like the odd one out. Having no siblings didn't help either. The only person I could really talk to was - and still is - my husband.

All these years I've been trying to avoid triggers. I  know what my triggers are. I don't get triggered by everything and everyone, it's just certain people and situations.
I don't think about my parents 24/7.

I function well in other aspects of my life, I think. I have an interesting and fulfilling job I enjoy, a loving husband, a nice house and some hobbies. I try to keep busy to stop my mind wandering.

I may even try therapy, as many of you here have suggested, I just don't know what to expect of it.
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Gently, I suspect you have more to unpack than you realize, and therapy is exactly what you need. Also, if you don't click with your first therapist, please don't give up and try it again with another. This is not a one size fits all situation. You need to find someone who is right for your mindset and needs.[/quote]

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