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Why emotional competence with others doesn't transfer to self-care

I can handle everyone else's problems but I fall apart when anything goes wrong in my own life

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind can maintain perspective for others while losing all objectivity when the ego's survival feels threatened.

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