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When helping others loses its meaning

I am a nurse in the ICU and after COVID I cannot stop thinking about all the people who died alone and wondering if any of it mattered.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Overwhelming exposure to suffering can deplete the helper's capacity to find purpose in their service.

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