If you are in a role where you care for others, there is a very good chance that you may be dealing with compassion fatigue.
First of all, what is it?
According to the American Institute of Stress, “Compassion fatigue is basically draining of emotional energy for those of us who deal with others pain.” Typically it has a tendency to be progressive and sneak up on people and often times we characterize this as burnout.”
Let's talk about some of the symptoms, what you can do and how to prevent Compassion Fatigue.
https://www.healthyplace.com/psychological-tests/compassion-fatigue-self-assessment
http://www.proqol.org/uploads/ProQOL_5_English_Self-Score_3-2012.pdf
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