Hello! I (f23) had moved from Cali to my home state over the summer so I can start my new life and be closer with my family. I was in a toxic situation living with my mom in my prior home and my family in my hometown offered me a place to stay. I’m thankful for having such a supporting family, but there are a few things that have been making me worry. There tends to be so much going on within some members of my family and it shows in their behavior. I don’t want to go into detail about what occurs in our household at times but there’s obviously some trauma that some of my folks have that’s weighing them down. I sometimes feel like I’m an outsider looking in and it’s hard speaking with them about what I see is going on because I think it makes them feel like they’re being put on the spot. Regardless of this, I’m still trying to help them with respect to my own emotional well-being, but it’s been hard to separate myself from the energy of the environment.
I was wondering if anyone happened to have a book recommendation where it helps guides the reader on how to cope or learn how to live in an environment where people are dealing with their own traumas. Or more like how to separate their traumas from your own?
by flak3music