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Why being the family problem-solver becomes emotionally exhausting

Our extended family has a group chat where everyone shares their financial problems but I am tired of always being the one expected to solve everyone else's emergencies.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your competence and resources have made you the default solution for everyone else's crises, leaving no space for your own needs.

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