Narcissism Glossary
closeness used to erase the boundaries of privacy and choice
🧶 Family enmeshment is a dysfunctional system lacking personal boundaries between members — granting no individual privacy, feelings, or financial autonomy.
Being close and refusing to recognize a person's boundaries and refusals are different things.
Being close and refusing to recognize a person's boundaries and refusals are different things.
Often seen in situations like these
An adult child's phone and bank account are, supposedly, family property to inspect.
When this happens, try this
💡 Start by fencing off one thing — your privacy, your money, or your time. What the family hears, and what they don't, is yours to decide.