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“The Power of Compassion and Peacemaking in Response to the 9/11 Attacks”

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Healing Trauma with Tenderness

The following principles of self-care will protect support leaders from Compassion Fatigue. Consider the  following facts.

  • A disaster/ Terror attacks creates demands beyond normal community or individual resources.
  • A disaster may generate a cluster of conflicting responses, such as guilt, anger, gratitude, depression, anxiety, and inconsolable grief. These conflicting emotions need processing or will create emotional fragmentation.
  • Physical symptoms may include: fatigue, headaches, nausea, muscle pain, dizziness.
  • Cognitive symptoms include: problems concentrating, problems making decisions, disoriented thinking.

Recommended Reading: EFT with 9/11 Trauma Survivors by Dr. Hannibal Silver