NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
If you have super-helper syndrome, you have a compulsion to help other people – so much so that you can fail to look after your own needs.
It’s more common than you might think, and it’s a trait you might observe in yourself or others; those people that can’t stop themselves helping.
But why are some people so driven to help? Is it a learned behaviour, or something in their DNA?
That’s something psychologists Jess Baker and Rod Vincent explore in their book, The Super-Helper Syndrome – A Survival Guide For Compassionate People.