enmeshment undeveloped self schema

“What is required of you to maintain your closeness?” is a question I often ask clients who describe a very close relationship with someone. Closeness can be highly valued and feel snuggly and protective. But it often requires compliance of some kind to be maintained, limits to relationships outside of the family, feeling unable to …

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