My girlfriend and I both struggle with anxiety but hers shows up as needing everything planned and mine shows up as needing to be spontaneous, and we love each other fiercely but our coping mechanisms are making each other worse instead of better.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two nervous systems trying to find safety together discover that healing is not always compatible, and love must learn to hold the tension between different kinds of need for control.
“Where Are You with Love and mental illness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.