Title: Vicarious Trauma: What Causes it and Ways to Help
Headings: Vicarious Trauma: When Empathy Goes Too Far & How to Cope with it
Vicarious Trauma: When Empathy Goes Too Far & How to Cope with it
What is Vicarious Trauma & Who is Susceptible to it?
Signs and Symptoms of Vicarious Trauma
How to Treat Vicarious Trauma
Methods To Treat Vicarious Trauma
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT):
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):
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Content: Often, people who help behind the scenes in helping those with trauma might neglect their own exposure. In this article, you will learn what Vicarious Trauma is, some of the symptoms associated with it. You will also learn how to cope with Vicarious Trauma so that you can live a happy and balanced professional life. What is Vicarious Trauma & Who is Susceptible to it? Vicarious Trauma refers to the trauma you may experience when being indirectly exposed to a traumatic event. It could be a situation where the life of another person was being threatened or witnessing the death of someone else. It is as if you’ve taken this trauma as your own, and it has triggered a shocking reaction in your emotions and actions. Vicarious Trauma typically involves a change in personal beliefs about the self and the world. Those in caring professions are most susceptible to experiencing Vicarious Trauma, including but not limited to the following jobs: Doctors, surgeons, nurses, personal support workers
Counsellors, therapists, social workers
Police officers, soldiers, rescue workers
Lawyers, journalists, clergy, humanitarian workers
In addition, if you have a close relationship with someone who has survived personal trauma, you may also experience Vicarious Trauma.