18/04/2026
Family is everything. And your mental health is part of that equation.
When you consistently absorb someone else’s emotional weight at the expense of your own, your non-conscious mind registers that as a threat pattern. It builds. The published research on this is clear.
You can love your family fiercely and still draw a line at what your mind and body can sustain. Those things coexist. One doesn’t cancel the other.
Forward this to the person in your life who keeps saying “I’m fine” when they’re not.