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<blockquote data-quote="monkeygrrl" data-source="post: 1595523" data-attributes="member: 16974">There's a name for what you are experiencing, it's called &quot;compassion fatigue&quot; and is common in people working in &quot;helping&quot; professions like yours.&nbsp; I'm a veterinarian, and I'm the &quot;go-to&quot; for this type of stuff at my clinic, too, so can totally empathize with you, it can be absolutely exhausting at times.My guess is that the other people in your clinic turf this stuff to you not only because you are good at it but because they are uncomfortable doing it.&nbsp; They probably feel awkward or don't know what to say to the clients in that situation, because of course that type of thing doesn't come naturally.&nbsp; But personally, I think that almost anyone can be taught to be good at it, no matter what their personality is.There are a lot of seminars these days geared toward this issue, so if you get a chance to go yourself or steer your co-workers that way, it helps a lot.&nbsp; Colorado State University in particular has a really good program that I've seen on the agenda at a lot of state and national meetings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="monkeygrrl, post: 1595523, member: 16974"] There's a name for what you are experiencing, it's called "compassion fatigue" and is common in people working in "helping" professions like yours. I'm a veterinarian, and I'm the "go-to" for this type of stuff at my clinic, too, so can totally empathize with you, it can be absolutely exhausting at times. My guess is that the other people in your clinic turf this stuff to you not only because you are good at it but because they are uncomfortable doing it. They probably feel awkward or don't know what to say to the clients in that situation, because of course that type of thing doesn't come naturally. But personally, I think that almost anyone can be taught to be good at it, no matter what their personality is. There are a lot of seminars these days geared toward this issue, so if you get a chance to go yourself or steer your co-workers that way, it helps a lot. Colorado State University in particular has a really good program that I've seen on the agenda at a lot of state and national meetings. [/QUOTE]

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