Title: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion Fatigue
Headings: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion Fatigue
Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion Fatigue
What is Secondary Traumatic Stress?
What are the Symptoms of Secondary Traumatic Stress?
How is Compassion Fatigue Different?
12 Therapeutic Strategies for Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress
Self-Care is an Essential

Content: Sometimes the terms Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue are used interchangeably. Some professionals agree however, that the two terms should be separated based on the severity and varying degrees of stress symptoms. This article is not meant to diagnose or treat symptoms. Please contact a licensed mental healthcare professional with concerns about diagnosis. What is Secondary Traumatic Stress? Secondary Traumatic Stress is a lasting or even recurring emotional anguish that results when an individual learns about the firsthand experiences of another person or animal’s traumatic experience. The experience of stress, trauma or an onset of PTSD symptoms can be triggered from: indirect exposure to traumatic material. empathetic engagement with someone who has been traumatized. repeated exposure to either of the above.