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Enmeshment
While community and collective care taking are immensely important, it is vital to allow people to develop into autonomous individuals too. A consequence of enmeshed relationships is that responsibilities for care taking and decision making fall on a small number of people which can result in an authoritarian culture. Eventually, people tasked with “ruling” become exhausted and make poor decisions for the group anyway, their choices becoming more reactive, less considered for collective benefit, and increasingly self serving.
Trauma Informed Therapy
Navigating the source, triggers, impact of, and remedy for trauma safely occurs best when contained in a professional therapeutic space, with evidence-based theoretical foundations and methods. Of course, ultimately, a client-led, autonomous approach works best, giving individuals agency over their own decision-making abilities and strengths. However with the right guidance and support, you are more likely to get a quality and long-term result than if you continue in survival mode, skirting around the issues alone. Making informed choices through a robust, trustful therapeutic alliance is protective, and facilitates the safe exploration of ideas and options.