A person who has been diagnosed with secondary traumatic stress disorder may struggle in multiple areas of their life. Your sense of security, confidence, self-confidence, and self-control can be negatively affected by your trauma. Compassion fatigue is also a result of STDs. The symptoms of compassion fatigue consist of mental and physical exhaustion, and can even lead to a loss of the ability to empathize with the others.
Among the strategies that Dr. Courtney and other experts recommend for people who may be experiencing symptoms of secondary trauma are therapeutic techniques, such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), somatic experience, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and trauma-based yoga and mindfulness. He also recommends getting out into nature, creating a space for joyful activities, writing a diary, meditating and taking a deep breath. People who have a significant history of exposure to trauma, such as first responders, nurses, therapists, and even people who watch television frequently, or people who have survived traumatic events in the past, are more susceptible to secondary trauma, says Dr.
In other words, a person who interacts with survivors of traumatic experiences, such as doctors or first responders, can experience a significant change in their morals and beliefs when listening to the stories of trauma survivors. If you've helped a loved one overcome a traumatic event, or if your job requires you to care for traumatized people, it's important to know the signs and symptoms of secondary trauma.
