30 years in this business so I know burnout.Solutions simplistic but effective. Take a long vacation somewhere very different. Get hobbies very much away from anything to do with your field. Run-it really is a great anxiety coping mechanism. Change jobs to something in your field with a different focus. Don't spend your whole career with abused kids. Never watch the news or see serious movies that will jerk your heart. Read light material. Go to workshops with a different topic than the one you work in. Don't work overtime. Stop overfunctioning. You can't save the world-save yourself, that's hard enough. Remember that 50% of abused kids grow up with no sequelae to the abuse, and the other 50% range from mild to severe. The longer I do this, the less I can predict how any individual child will turn out, so be hopeful. Get friends and go out with them and do fun things. Don't be a caretaker for the people in your life. And most of all, go into therapy for yourself. You can't do this work without someone supporting you.
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