My brother and I both inherited our mom's anxiety and we've noticed that when we're together, especially during family events, we ping-pong each other's nervous energy until we're both a mess. We love spending time together but we need to figure out how to be around each other without becoming each other's stress amplifiers.
More people experience this than they realize.
Family members with similar stress vulnerabilities are caught in unconscious feedback loops that activate their shared nervous system patterns.
“Where Are You with Stress — the psychology and biology?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.