How do you stop taking things personally as an OT?
Hi! For context, I'm a new pedia OT (22F, passed on Dec 2025) working 3-4x a week. Sa isang clinic, I work 8-5.
I feel like I'm getting too involved sa life ng kids ko– I can't stop thinking of what I should do next for them 🙂↕️ I can't stop thinking "What if they don't progress under my care?". It's a mixture of impostor syndrome and maybe new OT anxiety. To battle it, I study treatment approaches and try new things, but often, it's not enough to stop feeling and thinking these things.
It's draining. Ngayon ko lang nafi-feel yung responsibility of being an OT. Dati kasi, 2 months ko lang naman makakasama ang patients 🥹 Ibang iba pala talaga pag nasa field na.
To be fair, I love our job! I love working with my kids a lot and collaborating with their families. Pero ayun. I can't seem to find the balance of life and work kasi I take things too much on a personal level. Pag di nagp-progress, I feel like it's my fault and I'm not doing enough.
Gusto ko sabihin na "trabaho lang yan and I'm doing this for income" just like my non OT friends do, but it isn't really the case for us ;(
Question is: How do you stop taking things personally?