My closest friend and I both have anxiety and we've started feeding off each other's panic in this weird way where one person's spiral triggers the other and we end up making each other worse instead of helping.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people with anxiety disorders are unknowingly co-regulating in destructive patterns, where one person's dysregulation becomes a trauma cue for the other.
“Where Are You with Stress and the nervous system?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.