Over-Responsibility & Taking On Too Much
Feature image for the ShiftGrit Pattern Library: Over-Responsibility & Taking On Too Much. Identity-Level Therapy framework, ShiftGrit Core Method (TM) and Reconditioning. Over-responsibility and taking on too much is a pattern where care for others turns into a constant pressure to prevent or fix everyone else's problems. If you recognize yourself in the full description of this over-responsibility pattern , you know how easy it is to put your own wellbeing aside and keep adding to your plate, even when it leaves you exhausted and unnoticed. Why Do We Feel the Need to Take On So Much? For many, the urge to take on others' burdens starts early. Issues like caregiver emotional volatility or family enmeshment and blurred boundaries in childhood create an environment where you felt responsible for the emotions and wellbeing of the adults around you. Experiences such as parentification , parental absence , or being given responsibility without true authority can disrupt n...