Responsible for Others' Emotions
Feeling responsible for everyone else's emotions is a pattern, often called emotional over-responsibility, where you absorb other people's feelings as if managing them is your job. Recognizing that pattern is the first step toward changing it. If you find yourself bracing before conversations, scanning rooms for signs of tension, or apologizing when someone else is upset, you already know how exhausting this can be. You are not alone in this, and it is something that can genuinely change.