i used to be someone who was super empathetic and not only was it something that i loved about myself, but i feel like others picked up on it and loved that about me also. i feel like for many, many years i have been someone that people have gone to for a lot of their problems. personally, i’ve struggled with my mental health since i was a younger kid. i also have a bit of trauma regarding what other people (people closest to me) have put me through with their own mental health. i was someone that used to really feel what others were going through. nowadays i either feel like people are lying (or being dramatic) or i’m feeling dread at the prospect of fixing people’s problems or even hearing them out. though i have no right to speak on that because i have plenty of my own problems, and i love to complain lmao. i never shut people down or make myself unavailable to be there for them. i’m just tired dood. i don’t wanna be a bad person. i wanna be empathetic how i used to be. am i the only one??