# When the person helping also needs support

You can contribute to others while needing accommodation, rest, a replacement, or consultation yourself. Asking does not require proving that you suffered more than anyone else or choosing a diagnosis.

This article distinguishes work-related exhaustion, responses to other people's traumatic experiences, and a helper's own danger. It considers how to name a specific need, separate work review from private conversation, and check that responsibility is actually transferred during a break. Managers are invited to examine conditions within their control, including access to support for national staff and volunteers.

You can begin with the section closest to your current task. The article requires no permanent decision to leave or determination to continue at any cost. In immediate danger, available local urgent assistance remains the priority.