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Scenario

When siblings try to break inherited thought patterns but take turns regressing

My brother and I are both trying to break out of the family pattern of catastrophic thinking that we inherited, but whenever one of us makes progress the other seems to get worse, like we're taking turns holding the family anxiety. We've noticed this seesaw effect but don't know how to change together without one of us backsliding.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two family members attempting to transcend generational cognitive patterns encounter the systemic resistance that emerges when established psychological equilibriums shift.

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Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cognitive distortions — identification and change?”

Peri

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