My mom and I both experienced depression after dad died two years ago and we keep trying to take care of each other but I think we're actually enabling each other's isolation. When one of us starts to feel better, the other seems to get worse, and we both retreat back into the house together.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are unconsciously colluding in their avoidance of healing because shared suffering feels safer than the vulnerability of individual growth.
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