> Tom wrote:

>> "hY" hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:wg0Ph.89557$zU1.49946@pd7urf1no...

>>> After the Tsunami's a few years ago, I was working for the Red Cross. My
>>> little team would work our normal shift and then volunteer a bunch of
>>> hours after each shift. After a few weeks or maybe a month of this, our
>>> supervisors found out. We were told to go home because "we would pay in
>>> our own little way" after the crisis was over.

>

>>> I found this to be very true. (Placebo effect?)

>

>> Nope. A somewhat different psychological effect. Post-traumatic stress.

>

>>> After my time there, I would have nightmares every night about how I
>>> needed to do this or do that in order to help these people out. I felt
>>> that I was in a state of shock, even though non of this happened to me.
>>> Where as during the crisis, I had all sorts of energy and didn't have any
>>> problems working the longer shifts.

>

>>http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/emergencyresponseworkers/a/selfcare...

>
> yes.
>
> I have so much to say going on in my head regarding politics of
> government, care agencies, etc. However, I am moved to action rather
> than talk today.