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How to Love an Overbearing Parent Without Losing Yourself

My mom calls me every day asking about my life and I love her but I feel suffocated and guilty for wanting space from someone who cares so much.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're trying to differentiate between love and enmeshment while managing guilt about needing boundaries.

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