I don't every try to fix someone's problems because my natural tendency is to want to fix them. Meaning, I'd do it in a heartbeat but I know that I struggle with this. I realize it comes from my not wanting to focus on my own life, work on the things I need to.
I chose a career that is just about helping others but I can detach easily from those issues. My own? Oh lord help me.
There is nothing wrong with helping others. It can be therapeutic in the right settings but when we sacrifice our own well being, our own values and we pay too big a price for helping, that is when it becomes a problem.