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Nov 28, 2015, 01:34 PM
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I'm taking a break from writing a paper. The paper is for a sociology class and is about my volunteer experience. I volunteered at a local food pantry which is something I've never done before.
It was humbling and depressing. My experience has lead me to not want to volunteer again as I find it too depressing and it brings me down (I've been having some problems with depression and anxiety lately). I feel so guilty for feeling this way and feel that makes me a horrible person. I grew up very poor and this experience has brought back a lot of memories and feelings that I had at that time in my life. I was a child with a less than a great childhood. I was depressed most of my childhood. Lack of money for food was an issue for me growing up. I started working at the age 13 to buy myself clothes. Reaching out.
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Nov 28, 2015, 02:03 PM
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 (((((((((( geez )))))))))))(your siggy quotes are so true . I can relate to a less than great childhood  )As they say,,, follow your you're not a horrible person
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Nov 28, 2015, 08:53 PM
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Feeling humbled and depressed when faced with human need is normal. Most people gain a sense of self-worth when carrying out Charitable deeds, but this one obviously dredged up memories that are too painful for you to deal with on your own.
I would suggest you write your Paper and volunteer at places which will not Trigger you until you are ready to work through these memories with a Professional. The fact that you volunteered in the first place, then stuck it out despite the damage it was causing shows great strength of character. Dave.
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Dec 01, 2015, 04:11 PM
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Sorry this volunteering job triggered you to feel so bad. Maybe it was the wrong field for you.
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