> On 31 Mar, 00:21, hY hotmail.com> wrote:

>> 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.

>
> I did some such work, not a great deal, but I eventually found that
> satisfaction is found internally not externally.