worrywort
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Sometimes I worry that I don't care enough about other people. There are people in my life who are struggling, but the thought of trying to help them drains me. It's like I have enough problems in my life, I'm not sure I have the strength to deal with their problems too. But I feel guilty if I don't do something to help. It's not all problems, though. Sometimes I'll listen to someone's problems and I'll actually feel better for it afterwards. But other times I just feel worse.
Also, (this is gonna sound really awful, but I'm just gonna be vulnerably honest here), sometimes when I think about how I'd feel if certain people close to me died, I feel as though I wouldn't really care that much. In fact, with some people, a part of me would feel relief, I guess because I find most relationships more of a chore than a pleasure. But that thought troubles me. Maybe it's a sign that I'm not really close to anyone. Or maybe I'm just a heartless ba*****d!
I dunno. Could it be compassion fatigue? A symptom of modern society?
Does anyone relate, or feel the same? What do you do about it? Any thoughts?
Also, (this is gonna sound really awful, but I'm just gonna be vulnerably honest here), sometimes when I think about how I'd feel if certain people close to me died, I feel as though I wouldn't really care that much. In fact, with some people, a part of me would feel relief, I guess because I find most relationships more of a chore than a pleasure. But that thought troubles me. Maybe it's a sign that I'm not really close to anyone. Or maybe I'm just a heartless ba*****d!
I dunno. Could it be compassion fatigue? A symptom of modern society?
Does anyone relate, or feel the same? What do you do about it? Any thoughts?