Written by Dennis Harvell
The Rescuer: The Rock. Always Fine.
The realization—that you are “the rescuer” who never gets rescued—is a heavy burden to carry, especially when those roles were established so long ago.
You taught them that you are the source, the rock, and the one who is always “fine.”
But the rock is tired. And the source is running dry. The hardest part of being the one who saves everyone is realizing you’ve spent your whole life waiting for a version of yourself to come save you.
The realization—that you are “the rescuer” who never gets rescued—is a heavy burden to carry, especially when those roles were established so long ago. You taught them that you are the source, the rock, and the one who is always “fine.”
I’m curious—to those of you who carry the world on your shoulders: When was the last time you let someone else hold the weight? When was the last time you weren’t ‘fine’?