Research shows that activists and caring professionals experience burnout at rates 2-3x higher than the general population. Secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and isolation are endemic in our communities.
The One Powerful Page of Prose Project exists because we believe the people changing the world shouldn't have to sacrifice their own wellbeing to do it.
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#BurnoutPrevention #SecondaryTrauma #PeerSupport #MentalHealthAwareness
I’m not sure this is the “best” article about #SecondaryTrauma but it’s a place to start a discussion
I’ve also noticed, once already having #PTSD sensitivity to secondary trauma is greatly heightened
https://medium.com/civlead/what-is-secondary-trauma-7-signs-you-may-be-at-risk-7580804a25b1
Great article on range & commonality of contexts where vicarious trauma emerges.
Carers, healthcare workers, social workers, content moderators, lawyers: a useful read for you...
#trauma #vicarioustrauma #secondarytrauma #mentalhealth #lawyers
Psychologists call it ‘vicarious trauma’ – the result of witnessing too much misery, even if you’re not experiencing it first hand. And it can affect anyone, from war correspondents to legal professionals and interpreters
I am so disappointed with humanity. I'm really let down, upset, and just depressed with seeing my fellow human beings hurt and kill each other.
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Depression #MentalHealth #SecondaryTrauma #Trauma
Trauma and Secondary Trauma takes a look at defining #trauma as a more universal experience than we typically think of it as
i also discuss #SecondaryTraumaticStress / #SecondaryTrauma
Trauma and Secondary Trauma takes some time to talk about different types of traumas, provides a good definition of #trauma, and talks about what #SecondaryTrauma is (as well as provides more reading on the topic)
please enjoy :)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/24171078
https://ko-fi.com/Blog/Post/Trauma-and-Secondary-Trauma-C0C3P7GT?justpublished=true
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