I feel...

Last night I went to a peer counselling training session. It was sort of like re-certing your first aid. I knew everything that was being said, but as opposed to the Peer Helper training I did in Grade 10, I've now had some hardcore experience in crisis support.

My problem with crisis support is the distancing. Distancing yourself from the problem, and separating the person in crisis with their problems. It is really difficult for me not to empathize. I'm not bad at seperating myself in the moment, it's just that afterwards I cry. I can only be tough for so long.