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When family members share mental health struggles and don't know how to support each other

My dad and I are both dealing with depression and we've started checking in with each other more, but sometimes our conversations just spiral into shared hopelessness and I wonder if we're helping or making things worse for each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people with similar wounds are attempting to offer mutual support but lack the skills to prevent their individual struggles from amplifying each other's pain.

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