ALTRUISTIC EXHAUSTION DISORDER (AED)
ALTRUISTIC EXHAUSTION DISORDER (AED): A medically unrecognized disorder characterized by patterns of excessive altruism to the point of exhaustion. A being with AED will try to push their body and mind past the point of burnout to help others, out of the belief that they need to be useful.
Feeling useless when one isn’t doing something for another being
Automatically defining one’s self-worth by how helpful they are
Disregarding one’s own safety and health to assist another
Having a sense of responsibilty over everyone else’s problems
An overwhelming urge to try and help when hearing someone else is struggling with something
Dismissing one’s needs in the belief that others’ are more important than their own
Ignoring one’s personal needs and wants in order to help another being
Extreme discomfort in settings where they can’t be doing something helpful for someone else
Instinctively agreeing with everyone else and doing whatever they want, even if it goes against one’s personal beliefs or morals
Aversion to sleeping and taking time for oneself out of the belief that they can’t be useful if they’re busy with themself
Feelings of selfishness when told/convinced to do something for oneself, and being convinced that wanting something for oneself is selfish
A fear that others will stop caring about one if they aren’t constantly being useful and helping others
Driving oneself past the point of exhaustion/burnout to assist someone else
An instinct to punish oneself if they failed to be helpful to another being
Holding the belief that if one isn’t useful enough, then others might take it upon themselves to find their own use for them
i swear to god I have been trying to post this to this account for like months now SO I'M TRYING IT AGAIN....... Tumblr do not fail me now please and thank you
this was coined for a headmate but anybeing can use the term!! ^_^
