Our friend group has this one person who always needs to process everything together as a group, and the rest of us are more private people who prefer to work through things individually first. Every time something happens—breakups, job stress, family drama—it turns into this weird tension about whether we're being good friends or whether we're allowed to have boundaries.
More people experience this than they realize.
A community is struggling to honor both the need for collective support and individual autonomy around emotional processing.
“Where Are You with Solitude and belonging — the necessary tension?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.