Does helping others make you upset in a good way ?

I notice that when i help others such as seeing someone who looks hungry or thirsty when i walk into a gas station or someone asking for food & asking them what it is they want and ordering it for them even if it seems like alot unhoused or someone in a time if need i seen on a reddit post and i PM them to help them with alittle amount they may need help with. It really does get to me and not alot gets me i would picture myself as cold hearted, but when it comes to helping other humans i get upset about it after i helped them.

Maybe its because i seen some people help me as a kid when my mom had nothing, or maybe because i just know what its like compeltely to be down and out & needed help and know what its like to be ignored and not have anyone really care & i know what its like to be a stray dog without a family or a wolf cut from the pack. I really dont know why but i know it upsets me and i keep those people in my prayers.

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being · 36-40, F

Sometimes you don't help by helping.
Sometimes I needed to reach the bottom, in order for me to realise of how enough is enough and to finally take action and save myself.
Sometimes being helped only added to cultivating my victim mentality.
That being said, if I were hungry and you met me, I would like it if you buy me a meal, yes..

Sometimes I have been so grateful for the little help someone gave me as it filled me with hope.
I've been fed and sheltered by strangers, directly or indirectly. This keeps the flame for humanity alive.

What I'm trying to point here is, how life is a complex experience.

But mainly what I'm saying is, if we manage to instill in our heads that by helping we're not necessarily helping, we'd keep our egoic selves humble too
And you'd stop being upset about it, because everyone needs to learn things through their journey and you'd better respect the good and bad experiences...

Nevertheless, thank you for your service...:)