Burnt Out SLP. Could medication help?
So I'm in the "cry in my car" phase of burn out, except I also cry outside my car, on the way to and from work, between clients at work, in the bathroom, on the weekends...basically I'm a mess. I'm nauseous all the time. I'm having mini panic attacks in sessions. I work mostly with little kids at a PP. It's not because of the kids, who are mostly well-behaved and adorable. My workplace has flexible hours (but no other benefits, fee for service). This field is just not a good fit for my personality. I can't keep being "on" all the time. I managed to do it for all of my career so far, but I've hit a wall and just can't anymore. I've cut back on the amount of kids I see, put in so little effort during sessions that I'm not convinced it's therapy anymore, I even took some substantial time off to recover from back to back colds and coughs and other bugs all winter, but nothing is helping. I can't realistically quit my job right now, nor do I want a new one in this field. Pivoting to a different field is no easy task either and I don't even know what else I'd want to do or if I'd be able to find a job doing it. I'm also TTC and not having any luck, which I think is at least partly making the burnout even worse. I know meds won't make our healthcare system better, improve my working conditions, or change my personality, but does anyone think they'd help in the short term? Anyone ever take anything to cope with work burnout or on meds now? Did/does it help?