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Scenario

When mutual support between grieving friends becomes codependent depression

My best friend and I both went through major losses this year — her mom, my marriage — and we've been each other's lifeline, but lately our conversations have become these spirals into darker and darker places and I'm worried we're enabling each other's depression instead of helping each other heal.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two wounded people clinging to each other while sinking, unable to tell if their bond is salvation or drowning.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and mental health — when grief becomes depression?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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