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How can you prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue during problem solving?

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If you are a peer supporter, you know how rewarding it can be to help others overcome their challenges and achieve their goals. But you also know how emotionally demanding it can be to listen to their stories, empathize with their feelings, and offer them guidance and support. Sometimes, you may feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or stressed by the problems you encounter. This can affect your well-being, your performance, and your relationships. How can you prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue during problem solving? Here are some tips to help you cope and thrive as a peer supporter.

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Suzanne Jabour

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1 What are vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue?

Vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue are terms that describe the negative effects of exposure to other people's trauma and suffering. Vicarious trauma refers to the changes in your beliefs, values, and worldview that result from witnessing or hearing about traumatic events. Compassion fatigue refers to the physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that results from caring for others in distress. Both can lead to symptoms such as anxiety, depression, anger, guilt, isolation, burnout, and reduced empathy.

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In addressing vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, it's pivotal to cultivate resilience and self-care practices. Establish boundaries to protect your emotional well-being. Engage in regular reflection and mindfulness to maintain perspective and emotional equilibrium. Diversify your problem-solving approaches to include creative and analytical methods, ensuring a balanced engagement with challenges. Foster a support network that encourages open dialogue and shared experiences. By prioritizing self-awareness and community, we safeguard our capacity to empathize and innovate without succumbing to emotional exhaustion.

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Fernando Lombardi

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Trauma vicário e fadiga por compaix?o s?o reflexos de uma vulnerabilidade que o sujeito se coloca talvez em um ambiente de trabalho ou até mesmo nas rela??es pessoais.

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Linda T?rklep

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Vicarious trauma; becoming traumatized by proxy from hearing horrible stories from others, as well as seeing others ecperience intense emotions or trauma. Our "mirror neurons" makes us experience a fraction of what happened to them. It's the prize we pay for empathy and our ability to put ourselves in others shoes in order to help them.

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2 Why are they common in peer support?

Peer support is a form of helping that involves sharing your own lived experience, providing emotional and practical assistance, and fostering mutual learning and empowerment. Peer supporters often work with people who have experienced trauma, such as abuse, violence, addiction, mental illness, or discrimination. Peer supporters may also face challenges such as stigma, discrimination, role ambiguity, lack of resources, or organizational stress. These factors can increase the risk of developing vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.

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3 How can you recognize them in yourself?

It is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in yourself, such as feeling drained, tired, or numb; having difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions; losing interest or enjoyment in your work or hobbies; having trouble sleeping, eating, or relaxing; experiencing mood swings, irritability, or sadness; having intrusive thoughts, nightmares, or flashbacks of traumatic events; feeling detached, isolated, or lonely; having conflicts or problems with your colleagues, friends, or family; feeling hopeless, helpless, or cynical; and questioning your values, beliefs, or purpose. If you notice any of these signs in yourself, it is time to take action and seek help.

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Na realidade n?o prestamos aten??o em nós mesmos, porque n?o nos enxergamos, nos vemos apenas como um reflexo do que o outro nos vê. Sinais podem aparecer porém dificilmente a própria pessoa acolhe esses sinais como um alerta, quando os sinais s?o reconhecidos é porque o sujeito já está inserido psiquicamente em um estado profundo da doen?a psicossomáticas. Importante talvez seja você reconhecer no outro os sinais, amparando e orientando ao tratamento.

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4 How can you prevent them during problem solving?

One of the key ways to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue is to practice self-care during problem solving. Self-care involves taking care of your own physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs. To ensure you are taking care of yourself during problem solving, you should consider setting boundaries and limits with your peers and yourself, asking for help and support when needed, debriefing and processing your emotions and thoughts with a trusted person, taking breaks and resting when feeling tired or overwhelmed, engaging in activities that make you happy and fulfilled, practicing relaxation techniques such as breathing, meditation, or yoga, eating well, sleeping well, staying hydrated, exercising regularly and staying active, and seeking professional counseling or therapy if necessary.

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Suzanne Jabour

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A regular practice that allows us to acknowledge and feel our emotions helps keep them moving so we are less likely to be overwhelmed and fatigued. We need to slow down and allow them so they don’t pile up. A ritual that releases work as we transition out of the day can be a great partner with clear boundaries.

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Ronay Hershey

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Recognize you own limits; set boundaries; self care and support from others. I think we must always remember, we are not in these situations alone. Harboring and internalizing the emotion is what gets us in trouble. Take care of yourself first!

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5 How can you support your peers who may experience them?

An effective way to prevent vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue is to support your peers who may experience them. Peer support is not only about helping others, but also about receiving help and support from others. You can check in with them regularly, listen to them with empathy and respect, validate their feelings and experiences, encourage them to practice self-care and seek help if needed, share your own coping strategies and resources, celebrate their successes and achievements, express your appreciation and gratitude for their work, and create a positive and supportive work environment. While peer support is a rewarding and meaningful work, it can be challenging and stressful. Therefore, it’s important to remember that you are not alone, and you deserve to take care of yourself and your peers in order to protect your well-being, enhance your performance, and strengthen your relationships.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Fernando Lombardi

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Análise pessoal é a chave para resolu??o do problema, quem se presta a ser analisado aprende a separar o que é seu e o que n?o é, n?o carrega quest?es alheias e n?o absorve o que escuta sem antes refletir.

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1 What are vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue?

2 Why are they common in peer support?

3 How can you recognize them in yourself?

4 How can you prevent them during problem solving?

5 How can you support your peers who may experience them?

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6 Here’s what else to consider

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