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When communal living becomes emotionally enmeshed

My roommates and I moved in together to save money and support each other through quarter-life transitions but we've created this intense codependent bubble where we process everything collectively and I'm starting to lose my sense of individual identity.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire for connection and support can evolve into a shared identity that paradoxically diminishes each person's capacity for authentic selfhood.

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