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Scenario

How group gallows humor undermines healing

My eating disorder recovery group uses humor to cope but sometimes I think we're just enabling each other to not take our illness seriously.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shared laughter over shared wounds can become a pact to remain wounded together.

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

“Where Are You with Gallows humor?”

Peri

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