My mom and I have been in therapy together trying to repair our relationship but she keeps wanting to focus on understanding why things happened the way they did and I need her to acknowledge the impact it had on me, and we're stuck in this loop where neither of us feels heard.
More people experience this than they realize.
The path toward understanding and the path toward acknowledgment can run in opposite directions, creating impasse rather than resolution.
“Where Are You with ADHD — understanding and living with?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.