Some of us believe other people's emotions are our responsibility. This creates anxiety, resentment, and shame spirals. Other people's emotions aren't our responsibility. Here's why:
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In codependent family systems, we're conditioned to be responsible for how other people feel. Many of us played the role of "therapist" to a parent figure or internalized the belief that we had to make then feel better from a young age.