is it understandable

[c=7700B2][i]to feel down when one of your elderly parent is down? this happens whenever i detect my mother sounds down on the phone, if she sounds like she has a low mood...it affects me quite a lot, i feel down and insecure as well....as i live alone now, my two elderly parents live far away from me now....they are my only support network....i lost touch with any friends i had from my youth.

how can i rise above it when my mum has a low mood? does it mean i'm codependent?

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