Don’t Forget About Self-Care!

After 18 months of unrelenting change, HR professionals are burned out. HR teams have been the “invisible first responders” of the last year and a half, supporting employees through numerous crises. Unfortunately, the effects of the past year have left HR teams feeling stressed and emotionally exhausted. What human resources teams are experiencing is not quite burnout, but something similar: compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is a condition often experienced by people who work in the helping professions such as doctors, nurses, teachers, HR professionals, and social workers. It occurs when an individual reaches a point of diminished capacity to empathize or care about others due to the constant exposure to other's pain.
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The symptoms of compassion fatigue include:

• Feelings of detachment, hopelessness, emotional numbing, and general anxiety.
• Lacking empathy, which can lead to a lack of motivation and feeling disconnected from others.
• Increased alcohol and drug abuse, as well as risk-taking behavior and aggression.
• Decreased productivity and the ability to focus.

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