Is there something related to conflict that you’d like to receive resources, advice, or newsletter content about? Tell me about it! I will address every question in one way or another. Mental Health and Conflict A few years ago my family gave me a large framed collage of photos of me sleeping through significant family events when I was a child: birthday parties (including my own), vacations, holiday dinners. My ability (and willingness) to sleep through these gatherings has always been a joke in the family and the gift was intended to be lighthearted. When I look at this collage, I see something else: a child who was constantly in a state of stress, who had difficulty feeling safe enough to sleep at night, who shielded herself and coped with stress by sleeping—a socially acceptable form of shutting down. I see myself feeling powerless in the conflicts and stress of my family and sleeping as an extreme manifestation of the rest of my family’s tendency to avoid. I see someone who would grow up to be chronically depressed, ill, and battling exhaustion.
Mental Health + Conflict
Mental Health + Conflict
Mental Health + Conflict
Is there something related to conflict that you’d like to receive resources, advice, or newsletter content about? Tell me about it! I will address every question in one way or another. Mental Health and Conflict A few years ago my family gave me a large framed collage of photos of me sleeping through significant family events when I was a child: birthday parties (including my own), vacations, holiday dinners. My ability (and willingness) to sleep through these gatherings has always been a joke in the family and the gift was intended to be lighthearted. When I look at this collage, I see something else: a child who was constantly in a state of stress, who had difficulty feeling safe enough to sleep at night, who shielded herself and coped with stress by sleeping—a socially acceptable form of shutting down. I see myself feeling powerless in the conflicts and stress of my family and sleeping as an extreme manifestation of the rest of my family’s tendency to avoid. I see someone who would grow up to be chronically depressed, ill, and battling exhaustion.