My teenage daughter and I are both dealing with depression and we've started talking more openly about it which feels healthy but sometimes our conversations become these spirals where we're both just reinforcing each other's hopelessness and I worry we're making it worse for both of us.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people sharing vulnerability can create either healing intimacy or mutual reinforcement of suffering, and discerning which is happening requires wisdom neither may possess alone.
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