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Taking On Other People’s Emotions — You Know This (Part 2)

07/10/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman glancing at a tense coworker across an office, taking on other people's emotions.
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series When Someone's Mood Becomes Your Responsibility

Taking on other people’s emotions can feel like empathy, but the pattern often reveals something deeper: the role you keep taking in relationships.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags emotional-labor, people-pleasing, emotional caretaking, taking on other people's emotions Leave a comment

Apologizing When It’s Not Your Fault — Why You Still Feel Guilty (Part 2)

31/08/202623/05/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman apologizing when it's not your fault, carrying blame that was never hers to hold.
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series When You Apologize Before Anyone Asks

You keep apologizing when it’s not your fault, taking on feelings that were never yours to fix. Here’s how that responsibility quietly took root.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags emotional-labor, codependency-patterns, responsibility, people-pleasing, apologizing-too-much Leave a comment
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