Periagoge
Scenario

How absorbing others' pain leads to compassion fatigue

My coworker is going through a divorce and I've been listening to her cry in the bathroom every day for months, but now I avoid her because her pain is affecting my own mental health and I feel selfish.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impulse to be emotionally available can become unsustainable when boundaries between helper and helped dissolve.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist merit and the ripple of good action?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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