Periagoge
Scenario

When families enable physical deterioration through collective denial

My whole family knows dad's drinking is destroying his body — the shaking hands, the bloated stomach, the constant fatigue — but we all tiptoe around it differently and I think our silence is actually making it easier for him to keep slowly dying.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Family systems can become complicit in a member's physical decline when everyone chooses their own version of looking away.

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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 Alcohol and the body?”

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