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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from being the person everyone trusts with their problems but nobody thinks to ask how you're doing - Silicon Canals

Emotionally supportive people experience compassion fatigue from consistently absorbing others' pain, leading to exhaustion and identity loss despite appearing resilient to those around them.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Mental Toll of a World in Crisis

Chronic media exposure to global suffering overloads the nervous system, causing physiological stress, allostatic load, and compassion fatigue beyond evolutionary coping capacity.
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Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

No Russian words from my lips, no Russian music from my hand': the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra hit the UK

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra deploys high-profile performances to sustain international attention and morale for Ukraine amid intensifying warfare and rising compassion fatigue.
Parenting
fromwww.psychologytoday.com
9 months ago

The Hidden Toll of Caregiving for Neurodivergent Kids

Parenting neurodivergent children can lead to compassion fatigue, a profound emotional depletion stemming from the deep empathy required in caregiving.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
9 months ago

When the World Is Burning and You're Still in Slippers

Modern life balances remarkable progress with deep societal challenges.
Small, intentional actions can lead to meaningful change without leading to compassion fatigue.
Emphasizing gratitude can help navigate the complexities of modern suffering.
fromBusiness Insider
9 months ago

I left vet school to start a cat-sitting business. I'd never go back to a salaried job.

I realized that I had to do something totally different. I wanted a job where I could reclaim my love for working with animals.
NYC startup
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
9 months ago

Keeping Your Heart Open to Care Without Burning Out

Empathic distress fatigue is often misidentified as compassion fatigue among caregivers.
Viewing care as a limited resource can exacerbate caregiver burnout.
'We-care' practices can help improve caregiver resilience and capacity.
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