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Scenario

When couples handle pre-surgery anxiety in opposite ways

My husband needs major heart surgery and we're both terrified but handling it completely differently — he wants to research every detail and I just want to pretend it's not happening until we have to deal with it. We're supposed to be supporting each other but we keep triggering each other's anxiety instead.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Fear expressed differently can isolate partners when they most need connection.

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Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Surgery — preparation and recovery?”

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