My siblings and I have this unspoken agreement that we'll always be available for each other's crises, but lately it feels like we've created a system where someone is always in crisis and someone else is always rescuing, and I'm exhausted by the emotional labor but afraid that setting boundaries means abandoning family. We're enmeshed and I don't know how to untangle without causing hurt.
More people experience this than they realize.
Families can create patterns of mutual dependency that masquerade as love but actually prevent individual growth and exhaust everyone involved.
“Where Are You with Solitude and belonging — the necessary tension?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.