My best friend and I have been in therapy for similar issues around negative self-talk and we started sharing techniques, but now we're constantly second-guessing whether we're 'thought-policing' each other or actually being supportive. Every conversation feels like we're walking on eggshells about how to address distorted thinking without becoming the thought police ourselves.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people sharing parallel inner work discover that mutual support around thought patterns requires navigating the delicate boundary between helpful observation and invasive monitoring.
“Where Are You with Cognitive distortions — identification and change?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.