#collapsedboundaries

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While these examples are primarily focused on boundaries in relationships, I think they can be applied to other things in life. For example, collapsed boundaries in workplace could look living at work (think Apple campus or something) or, as many of us are experiencing, working from home. Collapsed boundaries could also look like your job, university, favorite sport team being an integral part of your identity (employer/school/team is my identity, who I am, my life revolves around them). Of course, there's a difference between being empathetic or compassionate, and being codependent. There's a difference between asking for advice because you value their opinion, and asking for permission because of codependency. Sometimes what's thought of as healthy closeness in a family or friendship is actually unhealthy enmeshment. In collapsed boundaries, it is difficult to identify one person from the other. This can look like enmeshment, loss of identity, needing permission from the other person to move forward with life, changing likes and interests to mirror that of the other person, or even being overly empathic. *Having collapsed boundaries doesn't mean you're "bad" or broken. There are some instances were collapsed boundaries serve a purpose in keeping someone safe or developing a sense of community or acceptance, even if it's not necessarily healthy. Can you identify where you have collapsed boundaries in your life? And where healthy boundaries need to be placed instead? === Seeking support in changing collapsed boundaries to healthy ones? 🦋Hi, I'm Marisa! I'm a trauma informed life coach with a mission to empower survivors of emotional and mental abuse reclaim their birthright of self love and compassion. Interested in more info? Check out the link in my bio or “coaching” highlight or shoot me a DM!🦋 === #codependency #codependentnomore #codependencyrecovery #enmeshment #enmeshedfamily #codependence #enmeshedboundaries #collapsedboundaries #cptsdrecovery #identitycrisis #healingcodependency #regainingindependence #senseofself (at San Francisco Bay Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxsO4gjIeY/?igshid=1846xqp91vpoj

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