Hi Riggs---I am new here too, also from Canada, and also worked in justice (although not for as long as you did). I hear what you're saying about the job expectation that people dealing with crisis have to somehow be immune to it themselves, no matter what occurs, or else they're seen as not being able to hack it. Very unreasonable, and also I think kind of condescending in a way. Kind of like saying "the people we serve can go through a crisis, but we never do". And if you are affected by something then it's a sign of weakness. But isn't being affected by things part of being human? Everyone---even the people who are denying the problem---has a limit of how much stress they can take.
Effexor is an anti-depressant that a doctor recommended for me about three years ago. I had a bad reaction to it as it made me quite anxious. I had never had a bad reaction to a medication like this so I didn't immediately recognize it, but I went back several days later because I was not sleeping (even more than usual) and the doctor took me off it. Just my experience---I'm sure it has worked for others.

Rivergirl