A story about eldest daughters, survival, and learning how to breathe again. Content Note: Mentions parental addiction and childhood emotional parentification. The Weight Started Before I Even Understood What It Was When people talk about eldest daughter syndrome, they usually mean the quiet burden of being the one who holds it all together — the planner, the peacemaker, the emotional translator.But when you grow up with addicted parents, that syndrome isn’t just a personality trait. It’s survival. I was eight years old when the world stopped feeling safe. Two little siblings behind me, chaos all around us. Love existed, but…