A subscriber turned to our expert in the column “Ask a Psychologist”.

"A husband is in captivity. The children don't know about it. Is it right to hide your feelings from your children? I don't want to upset them, but it's very difficult to pretend that everything is fine," a subscriber asked our expert in the "Ask a Psychologist" section with this question.

Pretending that everything is fine when there is unbearable pain inside is a manifestation of powerful inner strength and selfless love for children. And it is also a path to emotional exhaustion, which can occur due to the suppression of emotions, says our psychologist Yana Kobets.

The expert explains why it is dangerous to keep everything to yourself, how children actually perceive hiding the truth from them, and how to delicately tell them about the cause of your sadness.

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