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by LeifCarrotson 2744 days ago
Management of and varying response to compassion fatigue.

There's a happy period where you're doing extremely fulfilling work, then a difficult time when you're distraught at your failures, then a complete indifference to suffering that you've normalized.

Managing fatigue and stress in any job is extremely important, managing compassion fatigue is even more so.