u/holakakdmd

Genealogy burnout

Hi there, I've been working on my family tree for a few years now (I’m from Spain) and I've found quite a lot of information on all my lines except for my paternal grandmother. Even though she's still alive, we don't know if the stories she’s always told us are true because we don’t find her birth certificate where is supposed to be, let alone her parents information plus it was postwar period and she tells us to leave the past alone. I'm desperate and don't know where else to look. Lately, each day of unsuccessful searching makes me feel more anxious and frustrated, and when I get an email from another civil registration saying they don’t find her nor her brother (we suspect it’s actually her half-brother) I burst into tears as if I've failed yet again. I suppose I've become a little bit obsessed with finding anything about them, and it's affecting me emotionally. I kinda want to give up and change hobbies (I’m 25yo). Any advice on how to proceed or handle this?

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u/holakakdmd — 19 hours ago