STRESS RESPONSE CONTINUUM
READY:
• Sense of mission, Spiritually and emotionally well, Physically healthy, Emotionally available, Healthy sleep, Sense of joy/vitality, Outward focus, Room for complexity
REACTING
• Critical of staff and patients, Avoidant of certain assignments or types of work, Disinterested, Feeling distant from others, Irritable, Lack of motivation, Fatigue/weariness, Sleep disturbance
INJURED
• Sleep issues, Emotional numbness, Activity avoidance, Burnout, Nightmares, Disengaged, Exhausted, Physical symptoms
CRITICALLY INJURED:
• Hopelessness, Anxiety, Depression, Intrusive thoughts, Feeling lost or out of control, Thoughts of suicide, Self-blame, Hiding out, Relationships, suffering, Careless mistakes, Panic
Dan Resnick-Ault @suturesntacos
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