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: Those with Vicarious Trauma are at risk of developing mental health issues because they might neglect their own issues. These issues might including anxiety, clinical depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and addiction, among other problems. This is why it is important to address this trauma as soon as you can. Signs and Symptoms of Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious trauma is directly related to a lack of work-life balance and the single experience of a traumatic event such as witnessing someone being tortured or threatened. This trauma affects how you think, feel, and act: Emotional: feeling anxious, sad, irritable, angry, numb, on edge
Thoughts: jaded view of the world, cynicism, and negativity. You might find it hard to stop worrying about the individual who has experienced trauma even after work is over. You may also no longer feeling a sense of purpose in your job
Physiological: