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When hypervigilance to others becomes compulsive caretaking

I feel responsible for everyone else's emotions and it is exhausting but I cannot stop monitoring their moods

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A protective part uses emotional monitoring and caretaking to maintain safety through control of others' internal states.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parts work and Internal Family Systems?”

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