Sometimes I feel so alone as a therapist… Why does the helping field have little to no benefits when we are always giving so much of ourselves to this work? I am so exhausted and very quickly reaching a point of wanting to move on to something else— which breaks my heart because I am so passionate about what I do…

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I feel you. As a therapist myself, I sometimes feel the same way. I would encourage you to speak with your supervisor about your feelings because it sounds like you are burning out. This happens a lot in our line of work. We give so much of ourselves to the clients that we forget to care for ourselves. If you can, take a break (if your agency has PTO, use it). Practice self-care!

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Not to harp on your answer, something I lean away from is cookie cutter answers anyone could come up with from any webpage, forum, etc. Being different than the one before or next, can help clients sometimes appreciate someone who is real and genuine vs someone who has the same thought out answer for everything. 😊

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Yes it is lonely- no one but peers in the field really understands the immense burdens we carry that we can’t speak in or often times resolve- little recognition with low pay makes for a very sad career I tell people looking into getting their MSW think 3 times and then think again

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