{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Headstraight: Mental Health Support for Teens","title":"Everyone Comes To Me With Their Problems","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1124,"description":"Everyone seems to come to you when something’s gone wrong. You listen, you stay calm, you try to help, and before long you’ve somehow become the person everybody relies on.\nAt first, that can feel like a good thing. It means people trust you, they feel safe with you, and they believe you’ll know what to say. But after a while, it can start to feel heavy, especially when their problem stays in your head long after they’ve moved on.\nIn this episode, I want to look at how that role develops, why it can become so difficult to step away from, and what being needed might be giving you as well as taking from you. Because sometimes the hardest part isn’t only that people keep bringing you their problems. It’s wondering who you are to them when you’re not the one fixing things.\nYou can care deeply about other people without carrying everything they bring you, and you can still matter when there’s nothing for you to solve.\n\nWant to get involved?\nI’d love to hear from you:\nSend me a message → headstraight.co.uk/contact\nLeave me a voice note → headstraight.co.uk/voicemail\nShare your feedback by leaving a review (it helps more young people find the podcast) → headstraight.co.uk/reviews/new\n\nExplore more from Headstraight:\nRead the blog version of every episode, packed with extra insights on self-sabotage, motivation, resilience, and mental health → headstraight.co.uk/blog\nFind out more about me, the host, and why I started this podcast → headstraight.co.uk/about\nNeed support right now?\nIf you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, or in crisis, visit our Resources page - https://www.headstraight.co.uk/p/resources/\nfor helplines, mental health services, and support options available in the UK and across the world.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oDwiUb4jNa7aj2uZxeBjkS8oLTrXFOgOy4XbEmNZe2E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZTg1/OGZjMzkxN2I2ZDdl/ODExMDdlYmVkMTZh/NTNlZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}