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.