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Scenario

When family members share mental health struggles and over-support each other

My dad and I are both dealing with depression and we've started checking in with each other daily but sometimes I feel like I'm managing his mood and he's managing mine and we're both scared to have a bad day because it might drag the other person down.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mutual caregiving can become a form of codependency that prevents either person from experiencing their authentic emotional range.

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Patan
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