What You Really Mean When You Say That You're "Taking A Mental Health Day:"

How I Feel Leaving Work On A Particularly Rough Day:

The Friday Afternoon Of A Week Full Of Crisis:

This Is Pretty Much What Crisis Management Feels Like Inside A Case Manager, Counselor Or Advocate's Brain:

Sometimes After A Rough Day You Need A Little Extra Support:

And that's okay, that's what support systems are for.

Leaving The Office After 12 Solid Hours Of Crisis Management:

What is that orb in the sky? You call it the moon? What is this moon?

My Culinary Ability After Working 11 Hours Solid In Crisis Management:

What Holding A Christmas Party For Your Clients Can Sometimes Feel Like:

Merry Christmas Everyone!

When, After A Long Week Dealing With Constant People, Friends Ask If You Want To Go To A Club:

What Happens When You Try To Get Out Of The Van Your Coworkers And You Had To Share On The Ten Hour Drive To A Conference:

Can anyone else feel their butt? I can't feel my butt...

When, After Working A 50 Plus Hour Week At A Homeless Shelter, Your Friends All Excitedly Want You To Go With Them To Volunteer To Serve A Meal At One:

"But I just... but this is what I do every day... *disgruntled sigh* Fine."

How You Eat After Working Ten Hours Straight With No Breaks And Only Half Of a Granola Bar For Sustenance:

If you want to talk to me while I eat, fine, but I cannot be blamed for the carnage you are about the witness.

How You Feel After Being On The Phone For Five Hours, Rerouted Through Seven Different People, And Hung Up On Twice While Trying To Fix Your Client's Benefits:

We All Have Our Own Coping Strategies For Stress At Work:

When You're Roommate At The Social Work Conference Is The Super Early Bird Type:

 

 No, I'm obviously not as excited as you are about the "Homelessness in Rural Areas Reactions to Cattle" seminar. Please leave me alone.

When You Have A Day Off To Make Up For Your Extra Hours At Work And Someone Calls You With A Work Problem:

Sorry, not in the office can't help you. Oh, and I'm driving through a tunnel, while on an airplane, while hanging up on you.

When You Catch 3 Different Illnesses From Various Sick Clients All At Once:

I have a cold, the flu and possibly typhoid.

Why You Should Never Go Grocery Shopping After A Full Day Of Crisis Management:

The next morning: Can anyone tell me why I bought three pounds of mint leaves and an entire flat of Go-gurt?

Your Reaction When, After Massive Funding Cuts, Your Executive Director Suggests That You Can Manage Two Other Programs Because, "They're Kind Of Like Your Current One, Right?"

When It's Your Turn To Take Home The Shelter Crisis Phone And A Client Calls At 3 AM To Tell You They're Hungry: