If you grew up in an enmeshed family system, you may have learned that boundaries are dangerous - that setting them leads to rejection, conflict, or abandonment. The result? Social isolation can feel safer than risking boundary violations you don't know how to handle.

The child you once were still lives within you. Learn how early patterns shape your needs today - and how to respond with awareness and care.

What if social withdrawal isn’t caused by a lack of empathy - but by too much? This article explores the lesser-known side of schizoid personality: hyperawareness of social cues, emotional burnout, and the struggle to stay connected in a noisy world.

Do you get preoccupied with another person’s thoughts and feelings but struggle to understand your own?

Emotional deprivation isn't just about a lack of feeling. It's about the complex role of defences and existential dilemmas, particularly in how they influence cognitive processing.

The distinct characteristic of feeling inadequate is not insecurity or lack of confidence – although we might label this state as such. It is rather, ambivalence and uncertainty about who we are and how to act accordingly to our self-concept.