Everyone’s Therapist
Hello Everyone,
So, lately, I have become the therapist for everyone around me. A bit of background about me, I live alone cuz I prefer books to drama and issues as I have a lot of those at work on daily basis. And now, everyone at the office just calls to talk about their personal issues. Anyone knows how I can get out of this? I’m not saying I don’t want to be a friend but doing this all the time I now need my own therapist.
Any thoughts?
Good day!
So, I’m rather similar most days. It’s something innate in people who are compassionate and empathic. I can’t really give a ton of advice (and what I might have may be considered platitude type) but you can choose to ignore it for a while. That said, it’s pretty hard to ignore the drive to help, like you’re pushing away something that’s a part of you. It’s also a (mostly) thankless job, even though it’s not really a job.
I’d suggest to politely Just Say No. You’re busy or you’re busy or you’re asleep…though that last one might not work during the daytime…LOL
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@tigerhawk I totally agree, sometimes it’s really hard to turn off empathy to others. I have tried following your sound advise and it’s worked well today, I was very busy and people saw that and tried to keep the conversation to a minimum. Thank you, I can now enjoy reading my books in whatever free times I’m left with.
@fatimae86 – Yay! Glad something worked for you, especially if you just needed some YouTime to decompress and recover.
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Conflict between your value for empathy and value for privacy?
Our vulnerabilities are often our greatest strengths running unbridled :o)
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