How Pim got stuck due to the loss of his deceased brother: ‘Feeling that I have to do everything right’

Teacher Pim Huijbregts (28) was always a doubter, perfectionist, insecure. He recently discovered that his deceased brother Martijn, whom he never knew, plays an unexpectedly large role in his life. Psychotherapists see that the death of a child can have a significant impact on the brothers and sisters born afterwards and gave that phenomenon a name: Elvis children. “The sadness in our family is there and will always be there.”

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