My partner and I are both survivors of childhood trauma and we keep getting triggered by each other's healing approaches - they think I'm avoiding things by going to therapy while I think their confrontational style is retraumatizing us both. We're starting to feel like our different ways of processing are pulling us apart instead of bringing us together.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are discovering that their individual paths to healing are creating friction in their shared journey rather than mutual support.
“Where Are You with Survivor identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.