If you’re someone who’s always drawn to fixing others, you’ll know that breaking the cycle of being a fixer is easier said than done. It’s one of those things that starts with good intentions—you see someone struggling, and something in you says, “I can help.” So you dive in, you start peeling back the layers, digging into their pain, listening deeply. They feel understood, maybe for the first time, and you feel like you’re making a difference. But somewhere along the way, after much pain and suffering of your own, you start feeling that breaking the cycle of being a fixer starts feeling like something you “need” to do, not just something you want to do.
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