Post by wobblypops on Dec 29, 2017 17:44:40 GMT -5
I know a few volunteers who have had to step down from what they saw.
I'm a good listener and I let them talk and share anything with me. I also do this with vets. I seem to have a gift where I make people comfortable around me and they open up easily to me. I ask no questions. I let them get everything off their chest. I've help vets with PTSD. I've helped EMTs and some of their stories haunt me.
One that will always stick in my mind was when a friend had to scrap body parts off the guard rails. It was horrible for her. She was new at being a volunteer and this ate her up. She was talking about my other friend's sister but I didn't want her to know what I knew so I just did my thing. She said it helped to talk and to openly cry about it. The whole time it was killing me inside.
I'm a good listener and I let them talk and share anything with me. I also do this with vets. I seem to have a gift where I make people comfortable around me and they open up easily to me. I ask no questions. I let them get everything off their chest. I've help vets with PTSD. I've helped EMTs and some of their stories haunt me.
One that will always stick in my mind was when a friend had to scrap body parts off the guard rails. It was horrible for her. She was new at being a volunteer and this ate her up. She was talking about my other friend's sister but I didn't want her to know what I knew so I just did my thing. She said it helped to talk and to openly cry about it. The whole time it was killing me inside.