Enmeshed Family Systems: When Closeness Turns Into Emotional Control

Have you ever felt like your family is too involved in your life — to the point where there’s no privacy, no emotional space, and no real independence?

In this live psychology discussion, we explore the concept of enmeshed families — family systems that are too close for comfort and emotionally fused in unhealthy ways.

This live chat is especially relevant if you grew up in a toxic, controlling, or emotionally intrusive family system and are trying to understand why closeness never felt safe.

----------------------------------------------------------
#trauma #TOXICFAMILY
#tamarahilllpc #familydysfunction
-----------------------------------------------------------
00:00 – Intro: When Family Is “Too Close” & It Becomes Trauma
02:10 – What Is an Enmeshed Family? (Clinical Definition)
5:20 – What an Enmeshed Family Really Looks Like
9:10 – Control Disguised as Love and Concern
11:50 --The Brain And Trauma
13:45 – Why Talking It Out Never Works in These Families
18:30 – Parentification & Adultification: Children Forced to Grow Up Too Fast
24:15 – Emotional Incest vs Enmeshment (Important Differences)
29:40 – The Trauma Response: Freeze, Fawn, and Chronic Self-Doubt
41:30 – Scapegoating and Control Roles in Toxic Family Systems
47:10 – Why Healing Feels Like Betrayal in Enmeshed Families

***There is live discussion in-between the content.

--------------------------------------------------------------
Mentioned In The Video:
1. Mattejat F, Remschmidt H. The children of mentally ill parents. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2008 Jun;105(23):413-8. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0413. Epub 2008 Jun 6. PMID: 19626164; PMCID: PMC2696847.

2. Qian G, Li R, Yang W, Li R, Tian L, Dou G. Sibling Jealousy and Temperament: The Mediating Effect of Emotion Regulation in China During COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 8;12:729883. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.729883. PMID: 34690836; PMCID: PMC8533676.

3. Aune, K. S., & Comstock, J. (2002). An Exploratory Investigation of Jealousy in the Family. Journal of Family Communication, 2(1), 29–39. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327698jfc0...

4. Al Aïn, S., Carré, A., Fantini-Hauwel, C., Baudouin, J.-Y., & Besche-Richard, C. (2013). What is the emotional core of the multidimensional Machiavellian personality trait? Frontiers in Psychology, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00454

5. Reczek R, Stacey L, Thomeer MB. Parent-Adult Child Estrangement in the United States by Gender, Race/ethnicity, and Sexuality. J Marriage Fam. 2023 Apr;85(2):494-517. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12898. Epub 2022 Dec 1. PMID: 37304343; PMCID: PMC10254574.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUBSCRIBE for more videos and chats: 👩‍💻
   / tamarahtherapist  
----------------------------------------------------------------------
*New videos are every other Tuesday 8:55pm est
*Live chats every Friday 6:50pm est and Saturday 7:30pm est
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Music:
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––-------
🎵 Track Info:
Creator Music
-----------------------------------------------------------------

DISCLAIMER:
*Videos are provided for exploration and educational purposes only and does not constitute clinical suggestions or consultation for individual cases.
If you or someone you know is having a medical emergency involving harm to self, please reach out to the suicide prevention hotline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.
----------------------------------------------------------------

*Contact me-------(BUSINESS INQUIRIES ONLY)
I'm Támara, a licensed and internationally/Board certified trauma mental health therapist, with over 16 years experience. I specialize in helping children, teens, and families with mental illness. I also treat psychological/emotional trauma in children, teens, and adults.

If you'd like to contact me or inquire about my international consultations, you may email me at [email protected]. *Please note: all consultations are charged a fixed rate fee based on the case content.

*Mail me stuff!
PO BOX 15747
Robinson Township, PA 15244


*FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter -   / therapisttee  
Website - http://www.anchoredinknowledge.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thilltherap...



______________________________________
Copyright © All rights reserved.
Permission must be given before videos are used.