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It sounds like you're caught in a difficult cycle where shame and protection have kept your worlds apart, but now that's leading to isolation and strain in both your friendships and family relationships. This kind of conflict can feel overwhelming, especially when it touches on deep emotions about identity and belonging. To start, here are a few questions that might help guide our conversation: How do you feel when you're with your friends versus when you're with your parents? Are there specific differences in your behavior or feelings that you notice? What do you think your parents would say about your relationship with them and how it affects your personal life? Have they expressed their feelings directly about the distance they feel? What is it about your parents' behavior or presence that triggers feelings of shame or embarrassment? Is it something specific about how they act, or is it more connected to your own feelings about them or your upbringing? When you imagine your friends
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