I'm no Jesse Jones

I had a lightbulb moment this morning and a big revelation regarding my desire to constantly solve other people's problems and please those around me....

First I need to back track though. I have an issue when people seem upset, or when a problem needs to be fixed or if I see someone crying on the street; I have this uncanny desire to help them. For some reason I have always been a peace keeper in my family and social cirlces. This has made me worry all too often about everyone around me which leaves very little energy for myself. I can even remember a time in college, my first year at Seattle University, and a stranger came up to my room and knocked on the door. I opened the door, only to have this woman tell me she was referred by my friend Molly and that I was a really great listener and she was feeling troubled. Holy crap, are you kidding me? This is my life, I am a problem solver. I don't know how to do anything else. My sister complains to me that sometimes she just wants to vent and I am immediately wanting to solve her problems. I've spent a year trying to fix Kent's mom and her bi-polar moods, yet that is so not possible. Here's where I am worried. I can't turn this off. I worry about everyone and everything. Over time though I am getting consumed by other's issues which leaves me thinking that maybe I am turning into Jesse Jones.

Ok. Let me see if I can actually get this to work. This is Jesse Jones. The insanely crazy and annoying King 5 anchor who has his own nightly segment called, Get Jesse. Here is what I love about him, the way he signs off from each segment. When people have been wronged, they get Jesse. When they have bought a faulty product and can't return it, they get Jesse. I am so not techy enough and this is the best I could do. Here is a link to a video of Jesse helping a man get his rebate.
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I don't want to be Jesse Jones any longer. I don't want my family to call me as often as they do to complain about one another. I can't fix it. I just received a bill for $450.00 from my therapist today and here is what I have learned, I can't fix everything. Why couldn't I have listened to Kent? His advice is free. No, I need to pay a lady to beat this into my head.

So today I have decided to put down my microphone and have that camera man find another gig. I am no longer Jesse Jones. I am just Lisa and I am through being the problem solver in my family. I can offer advice, only if it is requested, otherwise I plan on putting myself in a bubble and just living my life.