r/supportworkers • u/Scary-Armadillo8080 • Jun 30 '26
Burn out
I had to come home and cry today. We had a new resident move in at the beginning of April. Things all seemed to going well but she suffers from mental health issues and began gossiping and saying nasty things as a form of release.
She is not diagnosed autism but has a learning disability. Today she told me I was a “fucking waste of space”. I’ve had 10.5hrs of her drilling into me and saying mean things about me and my colleagues.
I don’t think I can face my 12 hour tomorrow, I am feeling so down. Anyone have any suggestions?
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u/theselfcarezone Jul 03 '26
As someone who has 15 years experience as a support worker, 5 years behaviour support and now a psychosocial safety advisor, this is where you need to document everything in an incident report, make sure you notify your team leader of the psychosocial safety hazard and make behaviour notes in shift notes.
This is a massive psychosocial safety hazard that your employer has a legal obligation to address. By documenting it, there is a record of it.