Most of the people I care for, I can reach now with a smile or a story. But the truly lonely ones, and the ones who snap at everything I do, empty me out by the end of a shift. I sit in my car afterward with nothing left to give anyone, including myself.
More people experience this than they realize.
You connect with most people you care for, but the lonely and difficult ones drain you dry.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.