Friendship in adulthood
A relationship that in adulthood requires intention, because circumstances no longer sustain it on their own.
How it shows up
At school, friendships formed by themselves out of proximity and time. Later both disappear, so friendships need an arrangement — and that is exactly why many people quietly lose them.
What we do with it in therapy
With loneliness, it is often not a matter of meeting new people but of reviving three old contacts and making them regular.
See also
Rumination
The repeated turning over of the same thoughts, which looks like problem-solving but never reaches a solution.
Transgenerational transmission
The passing of patterns, rules and unprocessed distress from generation to generation, mostly without words.
Differences in sexual desire
A mismatch between partners in the frequency or form of intimacy — one of the most common themes with couples.
