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other social services workers?
Trauma Support / by patientLemon7482
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 April 8th, 2025
...See more hi i've been working in social services for the last seven years, mostly with folks experiencing homelessness. i would love to connect with other service providers, especially folks with depression/mental health stuff going on, to talk about vicarious trauma from the workplace. Especially the trauma of working with folks staying outside, navigating drug use, significant mental health challenges, and who are constantly being let down by our failing systems. i'm losing hope and really want to talk to anyone who can understand.
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missing kyla
Trauma Support / by patientLemon7482
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 March 9th, 2023
...See more it's been almost fours years since my friend died by overdose. i was the one who found her body. sometimes i can't get the image out of my mind. i am a social worker and just started a new job where my coworkers are so rude, callous, and judgemental about our clients- many who have similar struggles that she had with drug use and mental health challenges as my friend. It makes me so angry to hear them but i feel like i can't say anything because i just started the job and am not trying to come off as condescending or judgemental. i just miss her. and i wish i could work with people who understand that people are doing the best they can with what they have.
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i just want to be in bed all the time
Depression Support / by patientLemon7482
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 November 21st, 2022
...See more i'm going through a huge life change. i'm a social worker and i just switched jobs from a job that i loved where people knew me and turned to me for advice to a job where i feel alone and sit in an office all day without a window. when i am there it's like i black out. I walk out the door and can hardly remember what i've been doing all day. when i get off, i don't want to do anything but crawl in bed and watch tv in the dark. I've been very depressed in the past but I've been on medication for the last couple of years and it has helped alot. Even though i am not thinking about unaliving myself like i have in the past, i still feel more depressed than i have in a long time. how do i know if this is normal sadness because so much is changing or if this is the start of another dark period in my life? when i'm around people i love i feel like everyone is looking at me. like they can all tell that im acting weird but i just can't explain how i feel so it makes me not want to be around anyone. also thanksgiving is next week and my wife and i are supposed to host our families, but thinking about dealing with all of the family dynamics makes me want to lay under the bed and pretend the world doesn't exist. i wish i could be invisible.
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