How to know when you are losing your' compassion for others

I know it is hard to hear the "drama" many times that is over done but it does sound as if you are growing a little insensitive which probably all goes back to hearing it all the time. I am not sure how to suggest you to re-group and figure out if you no longer need to be in that business. I know jobs are so hard to come by but I feel each person is called to these special jobs and you do have a special job of listening to others and their problems. I know they depend on your and want you to solve their problems also, it sounds like. Maybe this was just an off day and things are better now. I would suggest you pray and ask God to give you that sensitivity back and be able to feel more from "their" side of the fence and see more from their point of view. I do feel you are great at your job because you are concerned of losing your sensitivity. That is such a good sign. Don't give up until God leads you into another direction just keep praying ! God bless you!

I don't understand the situation. Are you a therapist or do you work for the insurance company or what?

I don't think you're losing compassion at all, I think it's just that you know how to recognize over-dramatics, when you see it. I am the same way. People accuse me of not being compassionate all the time, but the truth is, I'm just sick and tired of the emotional blackmail that is in a lot of these drama-kings and drama-queens.

You can’t look at how you handle each situation as there are different reasons for us reacting in certain ways. There isn’t anything wrong in not showing too much compassion for a certain situation sometimes we have off days. Getting caught up in someone else’s problems sometimes only adds to the problem. If you showed too much sympathy she might start feeling too sorry for herself. We are a much better help when listening to a person and not trying to fix the problem. Sometimes people just want to vent. We can stand back and listen without getting caught up in the crazy emotions of it all.

hi rebeccaLynn hi Try to put yourself in the other person's place,if you still feel she was a drama queen maybe you are losing compassion. I worked as a nurse's aide for many' years, and that was advice given me by an older nurse w hen I as a young aide was a tad disgusted at a drama queen and I tried that and realized yes I needed to regain the feelings that had made me become a nurse's aide. Sometimes you just have to sort of bite your tongue and realize you are there to help others no matter what. in the hospital it was the patient is always right sometimes though they really werent as in the case of the young priest who managed from his oh so sick bed to pinch the butts of us nurse's aides. that was not called for at all.