My co-founder handles stress by diving deeper into work and I handle it by wanting to step back and think strategically, and we've never acknowledged that these different styles are creating a dynamic where the more pressure we're under, the more we fundamentally misunderstand what the other person needs. Last week during our hardest month yet, he thought I was checking out when I was trying to solve our problems, and I thought he was avoiding the big picture when he was trying to save us.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people's natural coping mechanisms under pressure are systematically undermining their ability to support each other when support matters most.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.