#responsibility ocd

They're sad again

They're both sad again

do something you fucking freak

make them happy and try "saving" them because if you don't

CW: Description of reponsibility OCD (?), suicide/self harm

Whenever I see someone upset, my first though is not "Oh no, they're upset" it's "I can help them stop being upset" When my sibling fights with my parents, I check on them, but I check on them because I'm scared they'll hurt themself, though they have no history of doing so. Several times, I've tried to become closer with people, not because I wanted to be their friend, but because I knew they had mental health issues and I thought I could help them. I'm also the "mom friend" because I have this intense need to care for other people. But hearing upsetting things on the news doesn't upset me, even if I know it's wrong. There are other examples but none that I'm willing to list right now.

Now, this could be empathy/average responses, but I've also been considering the possibility that it might be OCD with a lack of empathy. I'm not asking you to diagnose me or anything, but if there's anything you could say to help clear this up, I would appreciate it!

Hello!

Hmmm, in my understanding empathy is the ability to feel what other people feel. It doesn't necessarily leads to action?.. And with how you describe it it's mostly about you helping people rather than you experiencing their pain.

It might be related to ocd if you put unrealistic expectations on yourself and feel anxious about not doing anything, even if it's not really something you should be responsible for.