Every time I'm doing a sleep-in night shift, that means I'm shift lead and I'm doing medication.
It's a lot of pressure, especially because I've only been working here at this job for barely five months, so whenever I find the stress of the fact that I'm taking someone's literal life into my hands every time I do medication gets to be too big for me, I think of Arthur.
I tell myself that, yes, this is dangerous, but I am capable, I can do it, I just need to breathe, and then I tell myself that I'm doing Arthur's medication.
I'm counting his tablets, I'm syringing his liquid meds, I'm doing his... Whatever needs doing, I'm doing it for Arthur.
It's... My own little way of holding him close to me during a time where I really really need to hold my anxiety under control and remember all of my extensive training because if I fuck up, I could literally kill someone in real life. At the very least, they'd end up in hospital.
I love being a mental health support worker for adults and kids with my whole heart, but oh my god... The pressure in those moments just makes me want to crawl into Arthur's lap and never leave.
I love this so much. Keep up the amazing work! ❤️
Thank you so much. It's always so scary and I'm qualified to monitor and administer insulin doses now as well, but it's absolutely terrifying. I do use fictional characters to help me focus when I'm doing insulin and/or medication, it manages my anxiety so I can help others 🙏
That's so reassuring and beautiful to hear how you use fictional characters that way. It definitely helps me feel less alone when I use them for motivation and comfort. ❤️
