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It’s exhausting. And that’s ok.

Some exhaustion you can see coming. A packed schedule, a tight deadline, a brutal week. You expect the tired and sometimes you plan for it.

But compassion fatigue is a kind of exhaustion that sneaks up on you when your job is to care, fix, or support. Or if your simply someone who cares.

Compassion fatigue happens when you spend an exorbitant amount of time absorbing other people’s emotions, in person or online. Researchers have found that compassion fatigue can lead to constant anxiety, headaches, irritability, numbness, and disrupted sleep.

If you work in HR, leadership, healthcare, therapy or any other role where people lean on you, you know this feeling:

😩You’re emotionally drained, but people still need you.
😑 You don’t just feel tired—you feel numb.
🫣You start avoiding people, even the ones you care about.
🙅 Helping doesn’t feel fulfilling anymore. It just feels like another task.

So how do you mitigate compassion fatigue?

✅ Set boundaries that actually hold. Not every crisis has to be yours to solve.
✅ Take recovery as seriously as your workload. Sleep. Time off. Actual breaks.
✅ Find real support. If you’re always the one people turn to, who’s checking in on you?
✅ Make the workplace better—for everyone. If leadership doesn’t prioritize well-being, burnout becomes the culture.

Compassion fatigue doesn’t go away on its own. Read more on how to manage compassion fatigue and keep doing the work you love.

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