When love, loyalty, and empathy go into overdrive
The cost of overfunctioning
You consistently attract people who rely on you, but don’t show up for you.
You’re almost always the giver, but rarely the receiver.
Resentment builds, because you don’t express your negative feelings.
You lose touch with what you actually want or need
You feel anxious when things are out of your control
You often feel like you should be doing more
It Looks Like
Trying to fix or rescue someone else’s problems
Feeling anxious or guilty when you set boundaries
Taking responsibility for other people’s emotions or behavior
Feeling resentful, drained, or invisible in your relationships
Wondering who you are outside of taking care of others
How therapy can help
Love without losing yourself
Together, we’ll work on:
Understanding the roots of your patterns in relationships.
Learning what healthy boundaries actually look like and how to hold them.
Reconnecting with your own identity, values, and needs.
Letting go of guilt, shame and perfectionism.
Building confidence in your ability to love without losing yourself.
Learning how to love without rescuing.
Building boundaries that actually feel good, instead of being guilt-inducing.
Letting go of the idea that you have to earn love.
And you’ll learn:
You don’t have to fix everyone to feel worthy or loved.
You get to have boundaries.
You get to take up space.
And you get to be okay, even when someone you love isn’t.