20th April 2023, 12:16 PM
I think anybody working for the public has a lot on their shoulders. Nurses, Drs, Surgeons, Fire-Fighters etc. I mean the things they have to see every day can be traumatic, it takes a mental toll on you. Same as a soldier, it's a traumatic job and it takes a lot to step into such a demanding role.
However we all experience stress at work no matter what our job role is, I've recently dropped out of teaching after 7 years and now a foster carer. Teaching was chaotic, left me out of pocket so much due to lack of resources for schools, so much workload. Foster caring I can do from home obviously, but the last couple of weeks I'm always travelling to meetings, listening to stories from children who have been removed from abusive households. Some of the stories have knocked me sick and I've been unable to sleep. I've had to deal with children who have been frightened by their parents so much that they struggle to sleep or eat. Having to attend court to provide my evidence of the child while they've been in my care and how their parents are unfit to have the child back. I legit come back home and I can't understand how parents can be so evil. It stresses me to the point where I've thrown up. I see details of injuries of these children, I have to balance supporting a foster child and parent my own kids too. It is HARD. But it may not sound that bad to others, like I said no job is "easy" because you never know what someone is going through. Bad days are OK, but don't ever let work destroy your mental health. A job will replace you in a heartbeat.
However we all experience stress at work no matter what our job role is, I've recently dropped out of teaching after 7 years and now a foster carer. Teaching was chaotic, left me out of pocket so much due to lack of resources for schools, so much workload. Foster caring I can do from home obviously, but the last couple of weeks I'm always travelling to meetings, listening to stories from children who have been removed from abusive households. Some of the stories have knocked me sick and I've been unable to sleep. I've had to deal with children who have been frightened by their parents so much that they struggle to sleep or eat. Having to attend court to provide my evidence of the child while they've been in my care and how their parents are unfit to have the child back. I legit come back home and I can't understand how parents can be so evil. It stresses me to the point where I've thrown up. I see details of injuries of these children, I have to balance supporting a foster child and parent my own kids too. It is HARD. But it may not sound that bad to others, like I said no job is "easy" because you never know what someone is going through. Bad days are OK, but don't ever let work destroy your mental health. A job will replace you in a heartbeat.
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