Compassion Fatigue

What does compassion fatigue look like in your field of service? And what do you do to keep your spirits up when the world beats you down?
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Clarke T. Cayton
Vice President of Content
Responder Life

I had never heard the term compassion fatigue until last week when I was speaking with a friend who works in ministry. I'm a rookie cop so I'm just beginning to learn everything. I'm still trying to find balance. On one hand I can have compassion for everyone and everything they are going through. On the other I can put up a wall and not think about what the people I deal with are going through. I know I can completely harden my heart like the veteran officers I work with but I don't think that is God's desire. I know if I care too much I will burn out and be ineffective at my job. I'm not sure what it looks like to be a disciple of Jesus and a LEO.


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