Vandermast

hey guys

sometimes its hard being a social worker and being in rehab....i have a tendency to overstep the mark sometimes and blur the boundaries between being able to listen to a persons struggles and offer support as a peer, without stepping over into the other territory...i am working hard on this, as being new in sobriety I am a bit crazy and as such aint 100 percent perfect...and never ever will be.

as such any support around this would be most welcome.

sending you all love and light

v

Boleo

I find the principle of Spiritual Detachment helpful in such situations. Unlike psychological detachment, we do do not stop caring about the situation all together. We simply recognize that we play a small part in the process.

1. We care enough to try and be helpful
2. We recognize that we play only a small part
3. We do our part
4. We trust our Higher Power to do it's part
5. We detach from the outcome

Success or failure is not ours to pocket.

Dee74

I find it best just to share my experience vandermast - any more than that and I'm probably at risk of trying to run someone else's life or influence outcomes.

I learned the hard way that I'm not omnipotent lol

I've never trained as a social worker tho so I can see how that might be hard to switch off but for what it's worth your contributions always seem well-considered and are always welcome here .

D

SnoozyQ

I too have always found your posts well considered and supportive Vandermast .
I'm not surprised you are a social worker .;-)

They say that it takes about a year for your brain to actually get back to its full capacity after years of drinking .

I think as alcoholics , a lot of us are sensitive by nature and we doubt ourselves a lot .


This too shall pass . Keep doing what you are doing

Xx

jutam

being a psychologist just as bad.... and I did a rehab and possibly talked too much blurred some boundaries, and was a bit challenging... Maybe pulled the staff up on "bad practice" once or twice! what I showed people though is addiction affects anyone doesn't matter how many letters are after your name....