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Loss of a Sibling or Twin

Special issues arise when our brother or sister dies, no matter how old we are at the time. We may feel as if part of our own identity is lost. Whatever part our sibling would have played in our future is lost as well, casting a bittersweet shadow over everything that happens to us regardless of how wonderful it may be. Because our sibling is our peer, we’re suddenly acutely aware of our own mortality, and we may be wondering how many years of living we have left. We may blame ourselves for our sibling’s death, or even feel guilty for being the surviving child. We may suddenly feel totally alone in our responsibilities toward our parents as they grow older – or feel somehow obligated to set aside our own grief for our parents’ sake, as well as for the other family members our sibling has left behind. In this forum we are not alone; we can connect with others who’ve endured this special kind of loss.

294 topics in this forum

  1. suppressed memories the wrong way

    By johnathon shih,
    • 2 replies
    • 593 views

  2. How to know how to feel?

    Topic was merged with How to know where to begin?

  3. How to know where to begin?

    By Satchel,
    • 4 replies
    • 752 views

  4. Big Brother Passed At 42 - Shattering

    By Brenno84,
    • 3 replies
    • 725 views

  5. Loss of Sister

    By KLR,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

  6. My Sister Died - She was my Hero, my Best Friend

    By Peggy Sue,
    • 3 replies
    • 584 views

  7. Grief Times Two

    By Froggie4635,
    • 2 replies
    • 820 views

  8. Lossing my big brother to suicide

    By Searra Peters,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views

  9. Left in the dark about brothers hospitalization.

    By Ryn,
    • 2 replies
    • 657 views

  10. death of a brother

    By nealehall,
    • 1 reply
    • 699 views

  11. My Sweet Beautiful Sister Kathy

    By Sharon Lynn,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views

  12. How do I go on without my little brother?

    By UrbanLegend711,
    • 2 replies
    • 644 views

  13. How To Go On Without Her

    By Sister2Sister,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  14. My sister

    By Astala,
    • 8 replies
    • 980 views

  15. My sister, Donna 1 2

    By kayc,
    • 30 replies
    • 3.3k views

  16. Acceptance

    By jmo,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.6k views

  17. Struggling with grief and anger & missing my brother

    By JSK5351,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.6k views

  18. Loss of my older brother

    By Klev95,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. I've been hiding since my sister died 1 2

    By seekinghope,   
    • 27 replies
    • 4.9k views

  20. My brother just died by overdose

    By Missyoud,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views

  21. Need some advice

    By Jayde.g,
    • 2 replies
    • 954 views

  22. Struggling with loss of my brother

    By Betterdays2017,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.9k views

  23. My brother and my rock

    By Snickelfritz,   
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  24. The Death of My Beautiful Brother

    By Lisa Smith,   
    • 14 replies
    • 2.1k views

  25. Suicide of my little brother

    By Big sis,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.4k views
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