Psychologist, Ph.D.
When you work in certain fields ongoing stress is a part of your job. However, sometimes when you go home it isn't so easy to just put that down. Families don't always understand why you are on guard, have difficulty turning off your brain, are irritable, angry, sad, or shut down emotionally. Sometimes those hard experiences that you see stick with you. At work they all get it, but you can't always be at work. It is possible to learn ways to better manage stress and let go of those memories so that when your loves ones need you, you can be present, loving, and connected. Don't let your job make your family a statistic.