A deep-seated defect of character originating in childhood, resulting from
incompetent parents who are most often addicts who have neglected the child’s
emotional needs and caused the child to shoulder the bulk of the
responsibility burden, making them the de facto parent.
Yup, I can thank my Helper Syndrome for making me a world class chef, an
incomparable race car driver and not least, a highly lauded prison
psychologist and behavioral researcher, all before I reached the age of 10.