Quote Originally Posted by custodis View Post
People must assume that, since I'm a big fan of psychology, I'm qualified to fix their lives for them. Or that I'm willing to sit there and hold their hands and provide a nice soft shoulder to cry upon while they whine about the trivial problems in their lives. I didn't sign up for this. I'm tired of being your pillow to cry in, perfect for emotional release and nothing else. I'm an inanimate object, succeeding in only performing my programmed tasks. Like a toaster can only ever toast, I can only ever be used to cheer up the emotionally distraught teenagers of Richmond.

Yet still I go along and allow myself to fill this niche. I allow myself to be used in this capacity. It is, after all, how I was programmed. It's what I'm good for. I must fill my role as an emotionless, non-judging automaton for the good of all. Fucking Yay for me.
Then do what I did, and stop caring about those who truly upset you. Being there for someone, and then being a tissue to blow their nose are two different things. Show concern, without whoring yourself out to them, with "is there anything I can do to help?"