you do NOT need to feel guilty for being skilled at working one on one with people from traumatized backgrounds! it’s a good thing!
there’s nothing stopping you from developing other skills as well—you’re young and have so many options
I can tell you’re both very passionate about helping people one to one and making a big difference in the world and you’re feeling like there’s no way to do both. That sounds really stressful.
no suggestions, just a few thoughts:
you do NOT need to feel guilty for being skilled at working one on one with people from traumatized backgrounds! it’s a good thing!
there’s nothing stopping you from developing other skills as well—you’re young and have so many options
I can tell you’re both very passionate about helping people one to one and making a big difference in the world and you’re feeling like there’s no way to do both. That sounds really stressful.
it’s okay to make career decisions partially or fully based on factors other than EA. you have more than one goal and that’s fine: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/zu28unKfTHoxRWpGn/you-have-more-than-one-goal-and-that-s-fine