Compassion Fatigue
Why do we get overwhelmed, switch off or even get burnout from the demands made on us by the world and people we care for?
We hear about disasters and bad things happening in the world around the clock. Thanks to our TVs and smartphones we are bombarded 24/7. And charities use those same platforms to appeal to us for donations almost as frequently.
Those whose job it is to care 鈥� doctors, nurses, mothers even 鈥� face even more relentless demands on their compassion. Until one day some feel they cannot go on anymore.
We are all vulnerable to compassion fatigue 鈥� whether we are unable to deal with more bad news, or to care for our patients and children. But why do we get it? Why do we stop caring? And what is the impact on society when people just switch off and tune out?
Photo: Overwhelmed by the demands made on us. Credit: Getty Creative Images
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- Mon 1 Oct 2018 12:32GMT主播大秀 World Service except News Internet
- Mon 1 Oct 2018 21:06GMT主播大秀 World Service except News Internet
- Tue 2 Oct 2018 01:32GMT主播大秀 World Service except News Internet
- Mon 8 Oct 2018 05:32GMT主播大秀 World Service South Asia
- Mon 16 Mar 2020 09:06GMT主播大秀 World Service East and Southern Africa & East Asia only
- Mon 16 Mar 2020 13:32GMT主播大秀 World Service except News Internet
- Mon 16 Mar 2020 18:06GMT主播大秀 World Service Australasia
- Mon 16 Mar 2020 21:06GMT主播大秀 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Mon 16 Mar 2020 23:06GMT主播大秀 World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Tue 17 Mar 2020 02:32GMT主播大秀 World Service except West and Central Africa
- Tue 17 Mar 2020 03:32GMT主播大秀 World Service West and Central Africa
- Sun 22 Mar 2020 05:32GMT主播大秀 World Service Europe and the Middle East
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