Enmeshment — what it means

Boundaries between people are so blurred that one person's emotions or choices feel like the other's responsibility.

What it looks like

Your mother has a bad day, so you can't enjoy yours. You take a job in another city and she's hospitalized for stress that week. You learned young that other people's moods were your job to manage.

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