The Trauma of Burnout: How to Manage your Nervous System Before It Manages You

This can also develop into demotivation or reduced passion for work. • Feeling of Detachment (Referred to as Depersonalization): An experience of disengaging from work or life, sometimes known as “compassion fatigue” or a more generalized difficulty in “feeling”—a numbness. Compassion, on the other hand, is a desire to make things better, with a warm, kind, and nonjudgmental approach. His mother was often agitated or impatient with him and the only grandparent in his life seemed to blame him for his parents’ relationship ending. He also felt sad that his work hadn’t been shown any appreciation, and there was high anxiety as a result of the worries about his career.