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What Is Competence Fatigue? Therapists Explain Why Being "The Capable One" Is So Exhausting

MoMo Productions/Getty ImagesThere’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from being the one. You know, the one who is responsible, the one who gets sh*t done, the one who remembers dates and always shows up and seems to be the person everyone else leans on in a crisis. You didn't volunteer to be that person; it happened because, at some point, you proved you could handle whatever was thrown your way.Now, everyone expects that of you. They just assume you’ll handle it, meaning a lot of stuff inevitably falls on your shoulders. Women online (especially moms in midlife) have started talkin...