Compassion Fatigue
Family: Rejection and shutdown
How it differs from similar states
Exhausted from caring for others; I still want to help, but I can't anymore.
How this can feel in the body
Exhaustion and emotional distance—your body can no longer hold someone else's pain.
It usually comes up when
Chronic caregiving without adequate self-care.
What this might be pointing to
A signal that your capacity for empathy has been depleted through prolonged caregiving.
What you can do with this
You can't pour from an empty cup. Caring for yourself isn't selfish—it's what allows you to keep caring for others. What do you need right now?
Where the name comes from
Compassion fatigue is a social state—it arises from caring for others for too long without restoring yourself.
Not quite it?
Closest by feel — the same ones the compass would show.
Two minutes, and you will see whether this is really it