Enmeshment can prevent true independence and developing a sense of self. So how can you spot it in your relationships?
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First introduced by family therapist Salvador Minuchin over 50 years ago, enmeshment is a description of a relationship between two or more people in which personal boundaries are permeable and unclear. While it’s been widely theorised within families, it can also exist within romantic relationships and friendships.
She goes on to identify six signs that your relationship may be enmeshed and require boundaries to be reinforced.The beauty of most relationships is individuality. However, in enmeshed relationships, it can be difficult to express your own opinion. This can look like avoiding healthy debates for fear of offending the other person or always saying yes even when you don’t want to.
“Ultimately, enmeshment is a form of control that can dissolve a person’s own emotional identity and individuality,” Fraser says. “Healthy relationships are founded on equality, mutual respect, open communication, honesty, trust and compromise. Parties in the relationship respect each other’s independence and can make their own decisions without fear of reprisal,” she says.
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