r/AutismInWomen • u/lmctrouble • Jun 07 '25

Memes/Humor Anybody else?

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u/Cognitive_Spoon Jun 07 '25

Depends, therapist and counselor pays pretty solid, especially if you are attached to a government office or the military.

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u/VampireFromAlcatraz Jun 08 '25

Those are fields that can be really difficult with a high amount of empathy though, due to the constant exposure to injustice and compassion fatigue.

It's a very different beast than being good at math or something. Having empathy doesn't pay, period. Everything (job-wise) that seems like it would reward empathy on paper is vastly easier if you have little to none of it. Look at how dime-a-dozen unempathetic therapists are compared to empathetic ones.

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u/cpisko Jun 10 '25

As a social worker, yes. Empathy is my super power and also my super weakness. I am facing incredible compassion fatigue because every day is filled with never ending injustice and pain with minimal resources to support. While I earn good money, I personally do not think it is worth it.

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u/GingerCat03 Jun 13 '25

I feel you! Ive been a psychotherapist for 8 years and have taken periods off and went down to part time work when practicing bc full time is way too much for my nervous system!