This is codependency: Overextending yourself Avoiding discussions about real issues or problems Cleaning up the mess that others created for themselves Making excuses for the poor behavior of others Tending to other people’s needs and neglecting your own Doing things for people instead of helping them do things for themselves Taking care of people with toxic behaviors Feeling as if when something happens to other people, it’s happening to you Describing other people’s problems as if they’re your own Having difficulty existing in relationships without becoming “the rescuer” Troubleshooting
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