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wanttobehealthy In my job I do a lot of court stuff on behalf of kids, and advocate for kids rights in the special ed world. I am always being told Im such a great advocate for families/kids in my role and that I have a good mix of compassion and emotion and logic... Funny how I can do that no problem in work, but in my personal life I feel like I have to be a doormat OR I bottle it all up and then get overly emotional and crazy like I did yesterday with my texts to xAH...
Thanks SO much Lexie, (and everyone!). I would not have made it through today sanely without all of you!
You are not a "doormat". I also had a job working in Social Security, where I needed a lot of compassion, and I did have that.
What you are dealing with is a different animal.
amy