My family keeps trying to have normal conversations at dinner while my teenage son is clearly struggling with something he won't talk about, and we're all pretending this elephant in the room isn't affecting everything we say to each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
The effort to preserve normal family life while someone is struggling creates a strange theater that serves no one.
“Where Are You with Autonomy and Togetherness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.