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When support groups become advice-giving sessions instead of deep listening

Three of us have been meeting monthly for two years to discuss what we're actually doing with our lives, but lately when someone shares something vulnerable, the other two immediately jump to solutions or reassurance instead of just staying with the difficulty.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A small group created for authentic exploration has unconsciously shifted into fixing mode, losing the rare space for simply being witnessed in uncertainty.

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