Our family group chat has become this weird space where we all perform being fine while my dad's drinking gets worse and no one knows how to break the spell of pretending everything is normal.
More people experience this than they realize.
Collective denial has become its own kind of family system, protecting everyone from truth and from each other.
“Where Are You with Metta — Buddhist loving-kindness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.