Each and every day you devote your time to taking care of other people.  You save lives every day.  You are among those heroes that are taken for granted every day because when people need you, they know without a doubt that you are there.  You see people at their worst, their most frightened, and their most vulnerable, and you take care of the emergency. 

But now you know things just aren’t right.  Some of the things you might be seeing or want to look for are:

• You dread going to work

• You can’t sleep

• You resent people asking you for little things

• You’re angry all the time and don’t know why

• You’re scared; you feel accountable for everything

• A little slip up or mistake makes you tailspin into panic

  Because of what you do, you are at risk for both primary and secondary trauma.  Primary is of course when the trauma happens to you.  Secondary though, is when you are hearing about or working with individuals with trauma.  Compassion fatigue is another risk that is on that trauma spectrum.  Compassion fatigue is when all of the “little events” add up and you begin to see symptoms like those listed above.

You don’t have to continue like this.  I specialize, not only in trauma, but your kind of trauma.  My clients are heroes whether they feel like it or not.  Give me a call today at 406-272-4545 and let’s see what we can do to help you so you can continue helping others.