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As Hurricane Rita bears down on Texas, the horrific images and stories from Hurricane Katrina are still fresh in our minds: desperate people unable to evacuate, pets left for dead, families split up and dispersed all over the country, jobs gone, homes destroyed. And it didnt help that initial relief efforts were disorganized and slow.
Its little wonder that many Americans well outside the hurricane zones are experiencing signs of depression and what some experts call compassion fatigue. And it may not be over yet.
Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue
Some people report sleeping poorly in the month since Katrina. Or awakening with the nagging feeling that something bad happened and taking a second to identify what it was.
Smallwood identifies some other reactions:
You may feel odd or different all day.
You may withdraw or feel numb or blah, which is actually a protective device.
You may experience nightmares of being powerless or stumbling through a destroyed landscape.
You may get headaches.
You may cry more easily.
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As Hurricane Rita bears down on Texas, the horrific images and stories from Hurricane Katrina are still fresh in our minds: desperate people unable to evacuate, pets left for dead, families split up and dispersed all over the country, jobs gone, homes destroyed. And it didnt help that initial relief efforts were disorganized and slow.
Its little wonder that many Americans well outside the hurricane zones are experiencing signs of depression and what some experts call compassion fatigue. And it may not be over yet.
Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue
Some people report sleeping poorly in the month since Katrina. Or awakening with the nagging feeling that something bad happened and taking a second to identify what it was.
Smallwood identifies some other reactions:
You may feel odd or different all day.
You may withdraw or feel numb or blah, which is actually a protective device.
You may experience nightmares of being powerless or stumbling through a destroyed landscape.
You may get headaches.
You may cry more easily.
more at link