As a Caretaker, you are certainly good at putting on a happy face, acting calm, and smoothing things over. Denial of the confusion and chaos and acting as if everything is fine may feel like second nature. You tolerate an amazing amount of emotional chaos before even noticing that anything is amiss. Behaviors that would drive a noncaretaker away quickly from a relationship often don’t even register with you. You may even be proud of yourself for how well you do in a crisis.
