Makes Me Nervous Not To Be Believed and Husband

[just tina]

Felicitas, I don't know why being traumatized by working with abandoned, starving kids would be questioned. Many of the people who are functioning fine now, might start to have symptoms later. Some may never be overwhelmed. Regardless, abandoned, starving kids are traumatized. Witnessing trauma---especially when you cannot fix everything---is VERY SERIOUS. Seeing children suffer is especially painful.

I sob reading about abandoned, starving children. I know I could not do such work for long. Most people couldn't do it at all. You did your best, and you are enough.

It would be a yet more tragic world if no one was disturbed by the profound suffering and violent deaths (starving is a violent death) of others. It doesn't need any justification or explanation.

 

[Felicitas]

Thank you a lot for your validation. It makes me really feel normal!
It is probably normal that people who are in this kind of work see themselves as able to deal with this suffering.
It is strange when you end up as the not normal one, who can't deal with it. But it should be normal to be affected like you and me who cry when we see starving kids, should'nt it!?
There is so much inexperience around in this kind of work.