Previous Page COMPASSION FATIGUE COMPASSION FATIGUE 1] Preoccupation with evil/trauma /rather than hope and healing 2] Rescuing /messiah complex 3] Increased isolation /from friends and family 4] Fatigue / emotional and physical 5] Anguish /spiritual existential 6] Overwhelmed / phony complex 7] Mood swings /depression, anxiety, lack of enjoyment, 8] Sleep problems /too much/too little sleep, numbing out 9] No leisure / no fun /no humor 10] Illness / somatic frequency 11] No self care /fixation on helping hurting people SELF CARE 1] Practicing the presence [pray, meditate, reflect, do personal inventory, practice gratitude] 2] Be committed to your own healing 3] Am I in the right place at this time in my life? 4] Build up your support network, personal, professional, and spiritual 5] Take care of your basic needs 6] Are you surviving or thriving? 7] Know your limits 8] What is your motivation? GIFT OF PRESENCE  Is being aware to yourself, your authentic feelings, your motivations and your truth  Entails risk; you cannot be sure how you will be received  Is trust and vulnerability  Occurs in dialogue or silence  Always listens deeply  Is in “being” not “doing”  Is in caring not just curing  Is in the NOW rather than dwelling on the past or future  Accepts what is  Is a means of grace and healing