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Why working with veterans can be overwhelming for veterans

I love my job at the VA helping other veterans but I go home every day carrying everyone else's trauma on top of my own and I do not know how much more I can take.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The impulse to serve others who share your wounds can become a form of repetitive self-harm disguised as purpose.

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