When I was reading through the answers for this thread, I noticed a ”whisper” conversation about this particular topic, and thought I’d ask a question so we can have a full-blown conversation. I have often felt that I was obliged to help anyone who needed it, even to the point that it negatively affected me or those around me. I was able to fulfill this need by working as a volunteer at a crisis intervention hotline many years ago, but I have seen many others without such an outlet suffer greatly by helping or giving to help another in such a way that it negatively affects the giver, or those close to the giver. Do you do this, or do you know someone like this?