Emer admitted that the pressure of her work demands was too much for her at times
and could affect the quality of her work:
I am tired and just feel drained like there are just too many demands at the moment.
And I think in that there is a threat of just getting through the session so that I can say
the person was seen, but not always having the energy to engage.
Fiona described feeling overwhelmed by the demands of her work while Emer
described a serious drain on her energy from such demands, their experiences
representing opposite ends of a continuum, from being flooded to experiencing a
drought. Following these experiences, it seems that their implicit needs in relation to
these ongoing demands may then also differ. Fiona may need to access and develop
more external structure and support for her work to help her withstand times of
flooding (e.g. regular team working, supervision) while Emer may need to build in