I sat in my car after a home visit and couldn't make myself drive away. A mother had just told me things about her life that I'll never be able to un-hear, and I'm the one who has to carry it now. I'm still new enough that I keep waiting to feel ready for this weight, and it hasn't come.
More people experience this than they realize.
You carry the hardest parts of other people's lives, and you're just realizing how heavy that is.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.