family strain
Relatives under pressure
Family strain is stress or tension within a family unit, typically arising from conflict, financial pressure, illness, or other challenges that test relationships between relatives.
The phrase emphasizes ongoing pressure rather than a single incident: The divorce put enormous family strain on the children.
Years of caregiving created family strain that never fully healed.
- tensionStretched or strained state
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- walking on eggshellsActing with extreme caution
- pressureForce upon contact
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
conflict · toxic relationship · burden · rift · black sheep · estrangement · struggle · turmoil · emotional baggage · hardship · friction · discord · exhaustion · caregiving · elder care · illness · divorce · inheritance
- hardshiphardship, adversity, difficulty, trouble, struggle
- Addiction Harmsaddiction, overdose, dependence, dependency, withdrawal
- Military Mental HealthPTSD, combat stress, combat trauma, shell shock, battle fatigue
- Military Substance Abusesubstance abuse, alcohol abuse, drug testing, substance use disorder, addiction treatment
- gambling addictiongambling addiction, problem gambling, gambling disorder, compulsive gambling, gambling debt
family strainfamily harmony
Peaceful coexistence among relatives
domestic harmony · household harmony · domestic tranquility · family unity · domestic bliss
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