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How couples navigate immune support when one partner has autoimmune issues

My partner has an autoimmune condition and I'm constantly trying to support their immune system by controlling our environment and diet, but they say I'm being controlling and they want to manage it themselves, and I don't know how to care without overstepping.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love expresses itself as protection, but the recipient experiences this care as diminishment of their agency.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The immune system — how it works and how to support it?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.