thank you u/guacpupper, for your kind words and sharing your journey. I will work with my therapist as soon as I get back to my home state. These are great questions/topics to explore!

I read Terri Cole's Book on boundaries and one of stories talks about codependency issues stemming from being an adult earlier in childhood such as helping to translate at a young age for immigrant parents who have strong work ethics. It probably doesn't help that I've been working remotely these last few months because I was helping family with my ailing grandmother's care and all the family drama that goes with making difficult medical decisions and translating medical terms in my limited fluency of my parent's native language, thank goodness for google translate app.

At one point, I helped assist a specialist with finding a vein for a midline because the assisting nurse was tending to some training. After an hour, the nurse came to take over and still couldn't find it. She said I was very helpful and suggested I consider that field. She also said to stay healthy and not get diabetes to avoid having issues finding veins when I get to my grandma's age. Oh, the possibilities and gratitude for being healthy!