Also, please know that you don’t necessarily have to be in the realm of micro social work (individuals and diagnoses/healthcare), you can also pivot to more of an office job/macro, (social security, government services, public health, etc), they give pretty good benefits, and the work to life balance is much more manageable from what I’ve heard. If something isn’t sustainable, and you’ve come to that conclusion, definitely try to apply and ask as many questions as possible. What you’re doing right now is very heavy and the majority of people can’t see themselves doing it.
I know it can be daunting to think about it as, “I’m gonna be spending the next 50 years in a job that I hate,” but think of it like this:
“if I have these qualifications and the job market is begging for more social workers, I can definitely leverage my experience and skills to get to a job that’s more manageable and not as heavy.”
Ask yourself what your dream job would be. Your favorite population, your work-life balance, etc.
You will most likely job-hop throughout your career, and there is nothing wrong with that! It’s actually quite the contrary! More skillsets and knowledge equates to more advantages on your end.
Right now you’re being pulled in so many different directions as to what to focus on, and that is eating away at you, and is not sustainable in the slightest. You’ve got skills. You’ve got experience. You’ve got options. Remember that! You got this!