When Helping Hurts: The Wounded Healer Trap

Ever felt like you’re only as good as how much you do for others? Bec, a psychiatric nurse, broke down at work after years of nonstop self-sacrifice—always putting patients first, never herself. Turns out, her drive to help came from a lifetime of caring for her unwell mom as a kid. Therapy revealed she’d learned to ignore her own needs, thinking her worth depended on being the ultimate helper. A real wake-up call: sometimes, helping others means helping yourself first. #Health #MentalHealth #Burnout