That feeling burns me the fuck out. It’s good to feeling it occasionally, but it’s also never motivated me to do any of my orgs using work. I don’t run well on dirty fuel, emotionally.
then reverse that and think of the impact you’d make on the life of an oppressed trans person when you help them get healthcare.
clean fuel is better, I agree. the cold anger prevents me from becoming a compromising centrist though. I need a bit of both.
Yup. I’m trans and work with queer youth and that is indeed what works. But it’s that with a healthy mix of boundaries.
I worked at a shelter for a while and there’d always be people who would come in and volunteer every day until their first regular dies. At that point they’ve invested too much and will tend to need to distance themselves entirely to cope with that. It’s hard to find the right boundaries to make things sustainable like that.
solidarity for all the work and labor you put into helping kids get through terrible circumstances. finding healthy boundaries is difficult, I’ve burnt out enough times to know that.
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