Public servants confront significant challenges that can result in moral distress and injury, stemming from violations of their moral principles. This distress arises through the gap between expected and actual behaviors in high-stakes situations. It can manifest in adverse emotions like guilt and anxiety. Mindfulness practices have been suggested as a way to process these emotions effectively. Understanding that moral distress reflects caring, rather than a lack of resilience, is essential for addressing the emotional impact on public servants who are often faced with difficult ethical dilemmas.
Morality involves complex interactions of individual, familial, cultural, societal, and legal rules for social behavior... When these morals are violated, we experience moral suffering.
Experiencing moral distress does not mean you lack resilience, it means you care.
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