My teenage daughter and I are both perfectionists and we've created this horrible cycle where I'm constantly worried about her stress levels while she's trying to manage my expectations on top of her own impossible standards, and neither of us knows how to step back without feeling like we're letting the other down.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people with the same wound are unconsciously using each other to avoid facing their individual relationship with failure and self-worth.
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