My coworker is going through a divorce and I've been listening to her cry in the bathroom every day for months, but now I avoid her because her pain is affecting my own mental health and I feel selfish.
More people experience this than they realize.
The impulse to be emotionally available can become unsustainable when boundaries between helper and helped dissolve.
“Where Are You with Buddhist merit and the ripple of good action?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.