Being a Caretaker to a BP/NP is equivalent to being a full-time, unpaid therapist even though the BP/NP is an adult who should be caring for him- or herself. BP/NPs need you to nurture, need you to listen, be caring and concerned, take responsibility for negative feelings, and create a world that is no longer scary. For the BP/NP, this means that the Caretaker must merge emotionally and psychologically with the BP/NP by thinking, feeling, needing, and wanting exactly the same as the BP/NP.
