Just a quick add-on about crying. As a super sensitive/empathetic person, I have always struggled with controlling my tears. My feelings were easily hurt as a child, and as an adult I chose a workplace that involved strong emotions.... good and bad. I had a co-worker share a tip with me when age realized how much I struggled. It is physically impossible to cry and do mental math at the same time. When you feel the burn inside the nose that signals the tears are near, begin to recite multiplication tables in your head. After 10+ years in the NICU, I have memorized up to the 28 times tables, but I have not cried during an emergency baptism in over 9 years!
This tip has saved my career. No joke.
