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So I'm a home health therapist. Last summer I worked for agency that pushed me to work twenty hour days with no help in sight. Needless to say I got burned out real bad real fast. I had to quit that job to my boss's complete suprise. I started a new home health job. This one is busy but not nearly as bad and the people there are nice. The problem is I am still really burned out. I have panic attacks going to see patients, even the nice ones. I get angry with them really easy and my tolerance of them is all but gone. Quite fankly I hate my patients. That fair to them. They are no perfect but they are not the worst people I've worked on. My Mom says I need to find a therapist and I'm starting to agree.
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
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Hey All...I hope that you have a lovely, peaceful beginning of your weekI have a bunch of chores that need doing but may put them off til tomorrow and just hang out with my landlord/roomie todayWhat about you?...Anything special going on?Have a great day and take good care of you!!..Xo
I agree that a therapist can help find some coping skills and work through your anger.... Anger is a secondary emotion so something is causing it
You can end up getting yourself into hot water if patients start to complain about how they're treated and that will make things worse
Maybe a life coach if you'd be happier doing something else this could be explored??
It can be frustrating working with sick people when we are sick ourselves..... Big hug.....xo
It doesn't sound like it's really safe atmosphere for your patients and it doesn't sound like this is a healthy thing for you. Talking to a Therapist and getting some Anger Management help, learning some coping skills, learning where the anger is manifesting from and dealing with the core issues can get you to a healthy mental state.
You may need to take a break from this career for a while and do something else. If your doing physical therapy with these patients, that takes quite a bit of patience from the beginning, as most people aren't thrilled with PT. If your already angry it won't take much to get more irritated by a patient who doesn't want to do the exercises or things you've asked them to do....
Regardless, I'd definitely find a Therapist.