Not Coping

I’m on my break now @Shaz51

Yeah I know the patient just left anyway they didn’t want to stay.

No we don’t @hanami. They don’t know about my MH so why would they help.

Mmm who knows @Kyle1. I wanted to work in a faced pace environment and it was the only job at the hospital. I don’t mind it otherwise. I don’t know why it triggers me so much.

Maybe you're just not ready @Birdofparadise8 ... ?

I want to ask if I can: do you know the difference between empathy and sympathy? Apparently there is one...and I'm wondering if learning it might help you carry out your job well, but with more buffer in place.

You sound like a smart and efficient young lady. 💛

I just want to crawl into a ball and cry right now.

I can’t go on like this forever. I still have 3 hours and 15 min left.

Empathy would be being nice to someone and have compassion for them.

Sympathy would be when say someone dies you feel sorry for someone or if they are sick @Kyle1

Why do you think this?

Push through @Birdofparadise8 . You can do it. This is part of your recovery therapy - increase in distress tolerance. I’ll be here when you come home.

well, I can't remember exactly how it goes...but I think empathy is meant to be acknowledging another's feelings, where as sympathy is actually feeling them, too ??

If you can empathise, rather than sympathise, you can insulate against triggers.

I don’t finish till 10 @tyme you’ll be gone by then.

I feel when I get home I’ll just collapse and cry.

How are you though?

Mmm maybe @Kyle1

Awww, what a shame @Birdofparadise8 - please know I'm with you 🙂

@creative_writer @Kyle1 - Hello. I've had a pretty good day today. Made a quick trip to Perth to visit a family I know.