Being a Caretaker can lead to a heady feeling of being a strong, wise, and needed person. Playing this role as a child can make you feel equal or even superior to the adults in the family. Unfortunately, being a Caretaker means learning to be overly vigilant of the needs of others and pretty much ignorant of your own feelings, needs, and reactions, but you may not even notice that since you are so focused on the BP/NP.
