Re:Dealing with vicarious trauma

Sounds like an extremely hardcore situation. The possibilities of gaining tremendous strength of detachment in such a situation seems quite possible. There must be those who counsel trauma victims who are really good at it. I would suggest that you find these people and at least talk to them on the phone. Seems to me that anyone truly successful in this area would be incredibly strong in their sense of detachment and not allowing others to pull them into their problems.

I know from experience that it takes at least two to fight. If one refuses to fight the situation is usually defused.

Seem to me that you have two basic choices: either stand your ground and conquer or run. I would suggest that you should at least conquer the situation before you leave, but if you truly are not strong enough it’s better to leave than have your will broken.

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