Friends and family not checking in?
Hi,
I work in a job where I'm exposed to a lot of traumatic situations on a regular basis, I have found since starting this job (quite a few years ago) that none of my friends or family ever check in to see if I am doing alright, they know I do this job so it's not them not knowing what I do which means they don't check in.
I would never unload all of the nasty stuff I see onto them as that wouldn't be fair or appropriate but it would be nice if they just checked in every now and then. If it was the other way around I would check in on them but I know that just because I would do something doesn't mean that is what others would do.
Does anyone else have any experience of anything like this? It just feels kinda lonely.
Posted Apr 29, 2026, 7:50 AM UTC