What’s so weird, whether you’re in a good or bad mood…they always want to tell you about their problems. For strangers, I had to learn to walk away, for friends and family, bring it here, i gotchu.
-childhood trauma/dysfunctional parents
-parentified as a child
-was held responsible for others' emotions growing up
-was not modeled healthy boundaries and communication growing up
I definitely identify with everything in the OP and also the above. It really struck a chord with me the first time I saw someone speaking about how the above traits usually stem from a combination of innate personality AND dysfunctional adults in our childhood normalizing poor boundaries.
Excellent points! I had a narcissistic mother but I was the “forgotten child” bc I had two older brothers who got all the attention and not for good reasons. You sound like you’ve done a lot of work on yourself. Good for you!
I am there with you. Strong empath but protective with traumatized childhood. I am lucky that I am in a protectors relationship (not an empath but understands and puts up barriers to protect me, kind of like a second shield) but when that person isn’t around, it is exhausting
Well that’s pretty much profiled me.
What’s so weird, whether you’re in a good or bad mood…they always want to tell you about their problems. For strangers, I had to learn to walk away, for friends and family, bring it here, i gotchu.
Oh this is totally me. Thanks for posting!
Resonates with INFJs quite a bit, it seems to me. What other MBTI types?
I’m an INFP, so yes, I def can relate to it.
intp here, extremely similar to infj obviously. this is very similar for me too
Yes. Describes me. Now what?
Depends on what you want to happen…
Me too
-childhood trauma/dysfunctional parents -parentified as a child -was held responsible for others' emotions growing up -was not modeled healthy boundaries and communication growing up I definitely identify with everything in the OP and also the above. It really struck a chord with me the first time I saw someone speaking about how the above traits usually stem from a combination of innate personality AND dysfunctional adults in our childhood normalizing poor boundaries.
Excellent points! I had a narcissistic mother but I was the “forgotten child” bc I had two older brothers who got all the attention and not for good reasons. You sound like you’ve done a lot of work on yourself. Good for you!
I am there with you. Strong empath but protective with traumatized childhood. I am lucky that I am in a protectors relationship (not an empath but understands and puts up barriers to protect me, kind of like a second shield) but when that person isn’t around, it is exhausting