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When parent and child share mental health struggles

My teenage daughter and I are both dealing with depression and going to therapy separately but living together means our bad days feed off each other and I don't know how to be a good parent when I'm barely holding it together myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Parallel healing journeys become entangled, complicating both the parental role and individual recovery processes.

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