Posted on September 15th, 2008 by overcomefatigue
Click here to find out more about the CFS Public Awareness Campaign which was started by the Center For Disease Control or CDC.
Buy this book to print the pages that contain his lengthy letter addressed to primary care physician who will be hopefully persuaded to take your fatigue symptoms and multitude of [...]
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Posted on September 1st, 2008 by overcomefatigue
What is Compassion Fatigue?
The term compassion fatigue was coined in 1992 to describe the level of burnout experienced by caregivers and physicians who were worn down by caring for patients in post-traumatic stress disorder clinics and emergency rooms.
This phenomenon has been known by other names including secondary traumatic stress, secondary victimization, and secondary survivor.
Caregivering is [...]
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Posted on September 1st, 2008 by overcomefatigue
Overcome Compassion Fatigue FAQ
You’re drained, tapped out, have little energy to give others. We’ve all been there. Usually, after a little break we revive and step back up to the plate. What happens, however, when these feelings don’t pass - going beyond fatigue and turning into something much worse, like apathy? This could spell trouble [...]
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