Compassion and overload

https://www.arithmeticofcompassion.org/blog/2021/1/21/how-i-resist-psychic-numbing

I just read this article about how to combat "Psychic Numbing" in one's own heart/mind.

The problem is that when we have a chance to help someone who is suffering, we often take that chance. But when we become overwhelmed with the knowledge of masses of people suffering, we tend to pull back from even doing what we can for one or a few. The answers posed in this article were a little surprising, but make so much sense. The answers are wrapped up in being able to pay attention to joy as well as pain, being in healthy community, and understanding ones place in the grand scope.