How many fingers did you put down? You may have compassion fatigue…

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[JDforeveralone]

You got me on esp the last one - absolutely avoiding social events. Esp when it’s me who has to be active in it. And watching this … yes 😊 a distraction.
I’m glad you’ve addressed or named “compassion fatigue”. I almost thought that I’ve become a selfish person…
I’m “not” working, just an ordinary housewife with grown adult sons but still everyone seems to need me here and there and just everywhere.
Last year has been tough. It’s when my daughter passed away at the age of 17. I have accepted her death and think I have grieved but missing her will always be there. That’s another reason why I’m actually avoiding contacts.
Whenever I see girls her age my mind starts wondering… what would she have become? But that’s a stupid thought cos it would have never been her destiny to become this and that.
Not sure why I’m writing here cos I know I’m just here opening myself to a world full of strangers.
Maybe another distraction……

[penguim]

I had to stop fostering cats/kittens because of compassion fatigue. I did it for 6 years, and became the go-to person for “low chance of survival” kittens at my shelter. It was exhausting when at least half of my fosters ended up passing away despite my best efforts. I noticed myself become very lax with my foster tasks and I was so easily intensely frustrated by the smallest things. I knew I needed to step away.

I may foster again in the future, but it will probably be dogs.

[DOOMZIGGY]

Being a caretaker for someone with ALS and very far into their disability, I felt all of these very strongly. Also the guilt of feeling this way weighs down on you because you want to be everything for the person you are giving care to...

[JennyBWhite-bnpw]

Finally. One answer to what I was feeling all day.

[Tia-qo]

It all makes sense now
How I feel trapped in my head, regardless if I try or do anything I still feel trapped in my life, not to say I regret helping out people but sometimes I feel like I'm all out .
Lots more to really say but this video wow 👏 😳
I've Experienced all of the above on the list.
I must be burnt out 🧍🏻‍♀️

going for a walk now
🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚪🪑 I'm out!!

[dannybeans]

9. Never heard of compassion fatigue before. Need to look into it. Thanks!

[ThePsychGuides]

Much needed assessment. Thank you for your valuable techniques.

[kylapollard]

10/10 with saying that I have a list of MH diagnoses such as BPD, clinical depression, CPTSD, etc and then a list of health conditions that all together leave me exhausted and detaching from people when flare ups are about to happen. I think I’m emotionally drained all the time I’m especially in the last few years.

[progers]

Wow spot on!! That’s crazy and sad all at the same time! Thank you for your content ❤

[alyxtora]

I put down 7 fingers. I'm a cashier so yeah that makes sense honestly

[alecmagicgaming]

Well, it would appear I don’t have any fingers left after that quiz

Happy Christmas though and thank you for the videos ☺️

[chriscohlmeyer]

At a point some years ago it was all fingers and thumbs down, I slowly got many up then gave the two fingers to my work environment and retired... Most are up all the time now 😊

[kierlak]

It is often said we don't experience compassion fatigue. It's actually empathy fatigue.

I read that when we experience true compassion we don't get tired, our bodies relax and release oxytocin. As a result we actually want to get closer to a person.

Matthieu Ricard did undergo fMRI scans and his brain was examined what exactly happens in his brain when he first was asked to feel empathy and then compassion.

The issue is I think in learning how not to stay in a place of empathy for too long and how we can move into true compassion.

And lastly it's also important what's needed in a given situation (empathy or compassion).

[thigmotrope]

these things could just be depression too... or is compassion fatigue just a depression symptom

[nikkimckay]

@katimorton. Yes too a lot of the things you mentioned ❤❤

[YoucancallmeMarcie]

10 fingers down. Man I must be so messed up. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and manic depression run in the family. I thought all my life how lucky I am to have escaped that path but now I’m thinking what’s wrong with me!!

[teacuptoe]

Can you please do a video about how the partners or caretakers or loved ones of an individual with BPD are abused, hurt, harmed, chronically depressed, having self deletion fantasies, and otherwise affected by an individual with BPD's lashing out are affected??? That would be greatly appreciated. Personally, caring for my grandmother with stage 4 cancer, while she makes up made up fairy tales in her head about me, being someone out to get her, while I care for her, being someone who has negative intentions, well I clean up after her and bring her her pills and cook for her, and then she lashes out violently and viciously, calling me every name in the book, mentally and verbally abusing me, while punishing me for the fairy tales she made up in her head about my intentions, it really destroyed me. She has stage four cancer but I had to go no contact over being abused. I would not be alive if I had stayed.

[louisephilbey]

You got me. Trying to finish a university degree is exhausting.

[staceyruwoldt]

I put down 8 fingers all up 😘❤💙💜 xoxox

[badereh]

9 out of 10, that's because I don't have a job to be frustrated about 🥴