I work full time in social welfare, and I often have 9AM-9PM kinda days (not at the office until 9PM but doing visits or research or doing paperwork at home), but I love my job. Thank God I have work. I find it really helpful for me to be focused on the other human beings...I can shut out my problems and be focused on helping clients, and that helps me not go crazy.

I also work hard at compartmentalizing. I give myself a time limit to journal and then set it aside.