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How to Support Someone's Mental Health Without Making It About You

My teenage son has anxiety attacks and I want to help but everything I do seems to make it worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to fix a loved one's emotional pain can become another source of pressure when what they need is simply witnessed presence.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Emotional intelligence and co-regulation?”

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