I'm recovering from a heart procedure and my adult children keep checking on me constantly, but their anxiety about my health is making me feel like an invalid rather than supported, and I don't know how to ask for space without seeming ungrateful.
More people experience this than they realize.
Love expressed through hypervigilance can diminish the agency and dignity of the person it seeks to protect.
“Where Are You with Heart and cardiovascular health?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.