The things we learn by living them are different from the things we learn by reading them.
I am not looking for quotes or theories. I want the thing you had to break down to understand. The thing that cost you sleep, relationships, or years before you finally got it.
For me it was this: I could not fix people who did not want to be fixed. I kept pouring energy into helping people who had not asked for help and who were comfortable exactly where they were. It took a burnout and six months of therapy before I understood that compassion has a limit and that limit is yourself.
What was yours?
Share as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
I am not looking for quotes or theories. I want the thing you had to break down to understand. The thing that cost you sleep, relationships, or years before you finally got it.
For me it was this: I could not fix people who did not want to be fixed. I kept pouring energy into helping people who had not asked for help and who were comfortable exactly where they were. It took a burnout and six months of therapy before I understood that compassion has a limit and that limit is yourself.
What was yours?
Share as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
