Disclosure: I struggle with this particular issue a lot, so I might just be sharing my personal struggles and seeing them in your conflict.
Changing some of the words that you use to describe interactions helps us change their influence. "Helping others" is not exactly what I intended to say. I meant to say "help yourself". Become self-reliant (as you know you are) but that also means removing some of the pride you take from doing your job well. Allow others to be self-reliant, and imagine if you did not feel self-sufficient. That you needed some 'expert' help to do your job.
This empathetic perspective comes from selfishness... as it should. Spend your time in a way that replaces the short-term payoff of pride in your work to overall life satisfaction.
Changing some of the words that you use to describe interactions helps us change their influence. "Helping others" is not exactly what I intended to say. I meant to say "help yourself". Become self-reliant (as you know you are) but that also means removing some of the pride you take from doing your job well. Allow others to be self-reliant, and imagine if you did not feel self-sufficient. That you needed some 'expert' help to do your job.
This empathetic perspective comes from selfishness... as it should. Spend your time in a way that replaces the short-term payoff of pride in your work to overall life satisfaction.