Vet staff and veterinarians, how do you cope?

[Muttly]

Feeling self-conscious for posting a new thread, but anyway....

Any other vets, technicians, VAs out there? How do you manage the stress of the job plus PTSD? Do you have anything you need to vent about?

For those who don't know, there's a very high suicide/suicidal ideation rate in this field.

 

[akjsunshine]

I honestly wish I was in this field. I should have chased my dream to help animals. At this point I would switch careers if my mental state was more stable.

 

[Muttly]

I gave up a lot to enter this field. I don't regret that at all. It's super hard but if you can cope with the hard, it's so worth it.