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Overheard at a party: What do you do for a living? Oh, social work? That\u2019s so hard.\u201d Conversation ends.<\/span><\/p>\n

The stories social workers (and other caregivers) have can be buzzkills at parties. Our work is tough, and most folks don\u2019t want to hear about it. This isn\u2019t to paint us all as saints. We knew it was tough when we chose our line of work. But it can be very lonely to sit with our experiences, especially when you get secondary traumatic stress (STS).<\/span><\/p>\n

STS is the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caregivers can get after helping someone who is suffering. I got it bad back in 2016-17 when I was doing a lot of trauma psychotherapy for locked-up youths. I had nightmares that I was living out my client\u2019s traumas. I was skittish all the time. I felt like I couldn\u2019t do basic job tasks. My family said I was acting differently, and my friends said I seemed spacy. I felt so alone in my experience of STS, like no one could understand it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, you should leave your work at your work,\u201d the physician I saw about my sleep problem suggested.\u00a0 I thought to myself: \u201cI would love to leave it at work, what a luxury!\u201d But STS\u00a0 just sticks on you. I couldn\u2019t get through what was happening to me despite my self-care (like reading for fun, going for a run). STS had me stuck \u2013 how do I keep going with a job that means so much to me but also in a job where I hear about bad things so much? Over the years, I\u2019ve had too many clients die from gun violence or get hooked on opioids. How do you keep going when it seems like it\u2019s never going to end?<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s people that keep you going<\/span><\/i>. My supervisor had my coworkers talk more about what was happening to us. Being able to talk about it, feel less alone about it, was the start of my way through it. I got a new therapist to give me a different perspective. I got back on my treatment for my mood, but really, <\/span>people<\/span><\/i> are what make the difference \u2013 professional and personal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, social work? That must be so hard to do\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be, but I love it. It\u2019s great to see people bounce back after tough times. And I have such great people in my corner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Author: Sean Snyder is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works in community mental health. He enjoys seeing all the dogs in Washington Square on his breaks, and loves Phillies baseball.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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