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Job stressing me out

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MrsandMrsonedaysoon · 09/08/2021 15:16

I work as a support worker which I have done for years I deal with challenging behaviour with adults and have felt with everything from bites, kicks, punches, hair pulls you name it I have had it. A recent behaviour left me with nerve damage and soft tissue damage from several bites and since then I have flinched at every noise at my care home I don’t even mean to do it I don’t even know why I’m doing it as I’m not scared of dealing with behaviour. Im a competent confident member of staff and I’m starting to doubt my ability to do my job I can’t be flinching infront of the people I care for how do I even stop doing this? Is this my body saying enough?

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sofiegiraffe · 09/08/2021 17:32

Sorry to hear about the injuries you've suffered. Working with challenging behaviour is one of the hardest jobs IMO - it demands an awful lot of a person and you are quite literally at risk of harm every day. Is there anyone you can talk to at work for support?

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