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Trapped

Part of the Boundaries Wheel

What is Trapped?

The suffocating feeling of social duties you've accepted but don't want. You may fantasize about escaping your commitments. Feeling trapped calls for honest renegotiation of obligations.

When you might feel trapped

Trapped is a specific form of obligations, which itself is a type of social. You might experience this feeling in situations where social is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define trapped.

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