You're not imagining it. That bone-deep exhaustion you feel from constantly being blamed for other people's emotions? It's not a personal failing—it's a calculated system designed to keep you depleted and distracted.

For scapegoats in narcissistic families and relationships, emotional blame becomes the invisible weight that follows you everywhere. You didn't cause their anger, but somehow you're responsible for managing it. You didn't create their sadness, but their unhappiness becomes your fault. And the more you try to fix it, the more trapped you become in a cycle that was engineered to drain you.

• Discover the hidden mechanism that transforms your empathy into a weapon against you—and why the scapegoat always carries this burden

• Uncover the subtle difference between healthy accountability and emotional blame that keeps you stuck in an impossible role

• Recognize the exhaustion pattern that shows up across every area of your life—and what it's really protecting

• Learn why blaming you for their emotions is never about what you actually did

This isn't about being too sensitive or caring too much. This is about a system that needed someone to hold all the emotional responsibility so others could avoid theirs. And you were chosen not by accident—but because your empathy made you the perfect target.

If you've ever felt like you're drowning in other people's feelings while yours don't matter, this episode offers clarity that could change everything about how you see yourself and your relationships.

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