People keep telling me I am burned out, but that word does not quite fit. It is not the workload that is wearing me down, it is the caring itself, hour after hour of holding other people's pain. I love this work, and loving it this hard is exactly what is hollowing me out.
More people experience this than they realize.
It is the caring, not the workload, that is draining you, and no one names it.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.