I think you might find a tangential observation of use here.

I'm the poster boy for this, dammit.

People who feel obligated by the demands put on them by family or other "significant" people in their lives to the exclusion of their own life.

Unlike your example, if I take the time, I could tell you exactly what I've been so busy with at any given snapshot in time.

Almost none of it is for myself, aside from perhaps keeping the peace.

People pleasers are miserable people. Trust me on this one, the guy in the mirror calls me a cunt rather a lot.