Principlev1PR-2026
Use your suffering to help others as one source of meaning…
Use your suffering to help others as one source of meaning among many, not as the sole source — monitor whether others' recovery produces satisfaction or anxiety to detect when helping has become psychologically necessary rather than generous.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in Human cognition contains multiple motivational drives… (multiple motivational drives can generate competing demands) and Identity and purpose exist in a bidirectional causal… (identity and purpose exist in bidirectional causal relationship). The principle prescribes maintaining meaning diversification and provides a diagnostic test (emotional response to others' recovery) to detect when helping has become codependent.