bigjellymonster replied to your post “[[MOR] i am feeling very overwhelmed. what if quitting my job is the...”
?? Why did you quit?
brittrbrashear said: Did you already quit? Did you leave in terms to go back? Don’t be afraid to try and better yourself, but try to form a backup plan. ❤
i quit bc i cried all the time, and i have really awful compassion fatigue.. to the point where i feel like i’m just going through the motions. one of the core beliefs that therapists have is that therapy works, and that what they’re doing is helpful, and i lost that somewhere along the way. i’ve ben working with people in acute crisis for nearly 10 years straight, and it’s just worn me down.
i’m quitting on really good terms with my department, and i’ll still be able to work the occasional shift. i want to transition to a different career altogether.. it’s just breaking into that field that’s the problem. so, in the mean time i’m gonna be working a bunch of other gigs, but it’s demoralizing bc i don’t want to lose sight of my dream, ya know? i’m getting too old to not do something that makes me happy. i’ve been putting “happy” off for all of my 20s out of some belief that work isn’t supposed to make you happy and that i should just be grateful to be working. this is the first irrational thing i’ve ever done, and it’s just scary, i guess.