Wanting to be rescued or rescue is unhealthy no matter which way you want to spin this. Rescuing implies incompetence on behalf of whomever is the receiver of such actions. It also takes away personal responsibility and personal growth. There is nothing noble about that.

Wanting to help another is a completely different matter. Helping is to aid one or to help guide them, not carry them.

If your focus is more on the rescuing than the helping aspects you would benefit from exploring this. What is driving you to act or think like this? Are you avoiding something? Are you trying to give new endings to old traumas? Rescuing is not about the other person, it is about your needs being met in unhealthy ways.

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