My partner and I are both burned out from work but we handle stress completely differently - she goes into hyperactive problem-solving mode while I shut down and withdraw, and instead of balancing each other out we're just creating more stress in our relationship. We both know we're doing it but can't seem to break the cycle.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people with complementary stress responses are inadvertently triggering each other's worst patterns rather than finding mutual regulation.
“Where Are You with Stress — the psychology and biology?”
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