Hi Hannahrachel,
I volunteered at an animal shelter for 5 years. During that time I had sole responsability to put the buns to bed, see that everyone had water, food etc. See that the fan was left on in the summer (nobody would come in to check the animals at night) Whether to put the fan on during the winter because there was no ventilation. Sometimes i would have to leave a sick animal overnight unsupervised till somebody took care of it in the morning. On occasion I would return to make sure no bun was left out by mistake and would have nightmares of the shelter burning down because of an electric short. I would also imagine that I hadn't closed the cages properly and would return to check. The staff often had left already. Fortunately I have a husband who supported me when I would come in , frazzled with anxiety. He would make a joke and that would make me see how ridiculous I was being. I also come home occasionally to check on appliances. I have learned to say out aloud"closed" or "off" so that it registers in my mind. i am glad i dont work at the shelter anymore!dawnhopeful