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Roles in the family

The unwritten tasks individual members take on so that the system stays in balance.

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How it shows up in daily life

One is the responsible one, another the one who causes trouble, a third the joker who relieves the tension. Nobody assigns the roles out loud, yet everyone knows which is theirs. The role helps the family and costs the one who carries it.

What we do with it in therapy

We look at what your role does for the family and what would happen if you didn’t play it for a while. The answer is often precisely what you fear most — and that is exactly where the work is.

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Decision fatigue A decline in the quality of decisions after a long run of choices. Catastrophising A thought pattern that turns uncertainty straight into the worst possible outcome. Envy An uncomfortable feeling about what someone else has — and often a precise indicator of what you want yourself.

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