Definitions by SP1429

Sympathy Fatigue 

When you had to sit quietly with the dog and I quiet the 4-year-old from playing, as someone “needed time alone to process and just feel sad” about something that may or may not happen.

She was worried she may be sick, but the neediness is giving me sympathy fatigue.

Sympathy Fatigue by SP1429 October 19, 2022