feeling numb

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I am a veterinarian and have had many demoralizing experiences in the profession. So...why would I now be working towards specializing which requires even more training? It is because I am hoping that by specializing that I can feel more fulfilled but I am starting to think that I may just be sending myself deeper into an abusive profession. The problem is that there isn't anything else I can think of that I would want to do. If I were extremely wealthy, I would take a long sabbatical and would get intense help with figuring my life out but I am not wealthy. I guess my question is...does anyone else feel like they need to just stop and really focus on healing? If you understand this then I also ask...how do you find the time and money to fully heal?

Thanks for any help you can give.

I'm wondering what the abuse is you're talking about. If it's something personal and ongoing, I wonder if changing locations would help. Trying to ignore it is almost guaranteed to be the wrong answer long-term.