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Some Symptoms of STS Compared to Compassion Fatigue
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Compassion Fatigue occurs when there becomes a chronic accumulation of multiple secondary traumas in addition to burnout.
Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Helpless
- Stressed
- "Drowning," too much
- Anger or sadness
- Fear, guilt, minimizing
- Physical ailments
- Hypervigilance
- Inability to embrace complexity
- Sleep difficulty, exhaustion
- Avoidance
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Compassion Fatigue
- Hopeless
- Exhausted and numb
- "Dried up," not enough
- Apathy or sadness
- Bottled up emotions, outbursts
- Persistent physical ailments
- Cynical altered world view
- Difficulty concentrating
- Recurring nightmares, flashbacks
- Isolation
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 Reflection
Is there one patient that comes to mind as you review the list of symptoms for Secondary Traumatic Stress?
How about for Compassion Fatigue?
Consider jotting down a word or phrase to remember this, as there will be an opportunity to come back to this later in the course.
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