"If you're in an enmeshed relationship, you may: Have difficulty making decisions on your own. Feel guilty or selfish if you do anything without the other person or if it displeases them. Feel like you're constantly walking on eggshells, afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. Give up your own needs and wants in order to please the other person. Struggle to set boundaries."
"Boundaries are personal limits that we set to define ourselves and protect our well-being. They can include physical, emotional, and mental boundaries. For example, a physical boundary might be keeping your door closed when you are getting dressed. An emotional boundary might be not answering the phone when you're feeling stressed. And a mental boundary might be refusing to engage in arguments with someone who is being verbally abusive."
Enmeshed relationships blur interpersonal boundaries and create intense emotional interdependence between individuals. People in these relationships often lose individual identity, define themselves through the connection, and invest disproportionate emotional energy in that relationship. Common signs include difficulty making decisions independently, guilt when acting alone, walking on eggshells, sacrificing personal needs to please the other, and struggling to enforce limits. Boundaries—physical, emotional, and mental—establish personal limits and protect well-being. Examples include closing a door for privacy, not answering calls when stressed, and refusing to engage in abusive arguments. Consistent boundary-setting restores individuality and reduces anxiety about rejection.
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