Enmeshment • Schema Therapy Online

If you identify with 5 or more of these statements, it's likely that you have the Enmeshment Schema

1
It's difficult for me to maintain boundaries with my parents.
2
My parents are over-involved in my life.
3
I am often very much affected by my parent's or partner's emotional state.
4
If my parents or partner are unhappy - I am unhappy.
5
I find it difficult to meet my own needs if they conflict with my parents or partner.
6
Sometimes I don't feel like my life is my own.
7
I am so close to my parents or partner that it's hard to feel like I have my own identity.
8
I feel obliged to tell my parents all the intimate details of my life.
9
I have trouble holding on to my sense of self in intimate relationships.
10
I often feel suffocated when I am around my parents.

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