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Secondary PTSD - An Overview

General Secondary PTSD - An Overview
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Content: In many respects, this is similar to the old concept of burnout (which some people consider to be an element of compassion fatigue). Burnout is not confined to professional helpers but it takes on a special quality when it is combined with exposure to secondary traumatic stress. Many jobs involve stress. Many jobs cause workers to maintain a high level of physiological arousal, with an accompanying need to unwind afterwards. Many jobs are emotionally draining, although the most emotionally draining tend to be those jobs that require us to deal with others' emotions. And there are other jobs that challenge our world view and our fundamental assumptions about our personal safety. But there are few jobs that combine all of these. All professional helpers bear a vulnerability to living out the traumatic experienc