I know it’s caused by giving more than what we have mentally and overworking our minds, but why is that a thing? What is finite about empathy and other things in the brain? Why can we handle XYZ for a period of time until we just cant?
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I had to set very strict boundaries with my best friend because she would call every single day after work to dump on me and since I’m very empathetic and compassionate this seemed like it was ok to her. I had to nicely but firmly tell her to get a therapist as I couldn’t just listen to her problems every day because it was affecting my mental health.
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