But we must beware of the creeping "compassion fatigues,” and we must fight to counter the tendency.

Events come to be significant as instances above all of something that can be named: generation gaps, compassion fatigues, capitalist greed, welfare cheating, road rage, and so on.

2002, J. Eric Gentry, Compassion Fatigue: A Crucible of Transformation, Steven N Gold, Jan Faust, Trauma Practice in the Wake of September 11, 2001, 2013, page 47,
A common thread we have found with sufferers of compassion fatigue symptoms has been the progressive loss in their sense of connection and community.

Recently, researchers have focused on another disturbing consequence of negative news—compassion fatigue.

When people talk about “compassion fatigue” it means having difficulty tending to other peoples' needs. The following article comments on what compassion fatigue is and how to overcome it so that you are not permanently burned out.

• Personal variables: perfectionism and overinvolvement with patients, compassion fatigues, burnout […] .

Compassion fatigue

Meaning

Noun