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|Articles|May 6, 2015
Self-test: Are you suffering from compassion fatigue?
Author(s)Allyne Moon, RVT
Check yourself with this quick list of symptoms. Then seek help.
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According to The Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project, symptoms include:
> Excessive blaming
> Bottled up emotions
> Isolation from others
> Receives unusual amount of complaints from others
> Voices excessive complaints about administrative functions
> Substance abuse used to mask feelings
> Compulsive behaviors such as overspending, overeating, gambling, sexual addictions
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> Poor self-care (i.e., hygiene,
appearance)
> Legal problems, indebtedness
> Reoccurrence of nightmares and flashbacks to traumatic event
> Chronic physical ailments such as gastrointestinal problems and
recurrent colds
> Apathy, sad, no longer finds
activities pleasurable
> Difficulty concentrating
> Mentally and physically tired
> Preoccupied
> In denial about problems
Find more tips and links to quizzes and resources
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