“Typically, there is a generational reason why families function this way,” Ayla Fleming, a licensed clinical social worker and family therapist who specialises in setting boundaries in difficult family situations, told HuffPost. “It can be related to insecurity, depression, lack of trust, discomfort with emotional expression, toxicity (for example, if certain members are narcissistic), or just plain anxiety.”
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