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Scenario

When family members get sober together but struggle with competing recoveries

My dad and I are both trying to get sober at the same time - he's 30 years deeper into alcoholism than I am but I'm the one who went to treatment first - and now we're in this weird dynamic where we're trying to help each other but also competing about who's doing recovery 'right' and I don't know if this is helping or making everything harder.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery becomes complicated when the people who most understand your struggle are also the ones who trigger your deepest patterns of comparison and control.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with EMDR and trauma processing?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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