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- Emotional Sobriety(ih-MOH-shuh-nuhl suh-BRY-uh-tee)
A state of emotional health where feelings are neither suppressed nor out of control.
“One of my goals in recovery is to achieve Emotional Sobriety, where I can manage my emotions without suppression or overwhelm.
- Enmeshment(in-MESH-muhnt)
Families where personal boundaries are blurred, they are overly involved in each other's lives. This often starts with a dominant family figure whose characteristics and behaviors are unconsciously adopted by the rest, leading to shared mannerisms, attitudes, and emotional reactions.
“Growing up, there was a lot of Enmeshment in my family, and I had little sense of where I ended and my mother began.