Feeling numb, dumbfounded, angry, and depressed over the angst of being cut off from a family member is expected. Estrangement can occur with adult children, mothers, fathers, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and grandchildren.
Descriptions include “feeling like I am dead” and “devasted.” What can we do to get our life back?
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