• Question: 3. Do you ever feel an emotional connection for a patient? Not so much friendship or romance but in which they were struggling so bad you didn't know how to help?

    Asked by anon-342634 on 29 Nov 2022.
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      Clare Ashton answered on 29 Nov 2022:

      i am a forensic psychologist. I usually feel empathy with prisoners as they have often had very traumatic lives that contributed their violence etc…. it can explain, but never excuse their behaviour though, so my parameters are clear

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      Liz Halstead answered on 30 Nov 2022:

      Yes, I worked in the sexual violence field for a while and I supported families who had experienced child abuse, it was very hard to feel you were making a difference to them in sessions, but it was important to be consistent and present and listen.

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      Mhairi Bowe answered on 1 Dec 2022:

      I think you often feel empathy, and that is very important.

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