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Do you think it's normalised in this field do deal with abuse?
I feel like one of the reasons why I dislike being a support worker sometimes is because abuse (especially verbal abuse) is normalised and we get told to have 'empathy' and 'understanding' for people abusing staff. It's so common and it is what causes burn out
u/Sweetlikecream — 7 days ago