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© BOPINION -COMPASSION FATIGUE -CAN IMPACT US ALL : WAYS TO AVOID IT, 2 WRITES MELANIE : MCGREGOR The IFP - MELANIE MCGREGOR Column While being paren to the feelings and ex] es of others is definitely a good thing, too much of this can leave us feeling ourselves may not be an op- ‘ion. Instead, it's about do- ing what we can to cope, re- cover our compassion and care. Consider these sug- gestions: + Set and stick to bound- aries. Know the limits of your professional role and + Have reasonable goals. You can't do everything or fix someone's problems in an instant. Expecting too much of ourselves can lead to giving more and more energy and feeling exhaus- ted when we don't reach the goals we've set. watts te nara engeour +» Seek out Professional abllity to hej and — personal support. called anhelp tate emotional with- redirect our a fro exhaustion __resistingfeelingsto y plor. thats ieee anton caringfor ing the: experiences that others over time. Basically, it's when you've given and felt so much that your emotions need to take a hiatus. You might feel less concern or react less to their experi- ences not because you don't care, but because you've cared so much that you are tapped out for the time be- ing. ‘hile we may associate this with helping profes- have exhausted our com- passic . Be patient. Compas- sion fatigue doesn't go away because we go for a massage or meditate - it builds up over time and will take time to improve. Most importantly, have compassion for yourself. It will help you take the rig! steps to get back | Ks caring in meaningful we sions, it pom be experi- ne lane McGregor is enced by the communications and _ Signs o! pet ial tat of fa- ‘igue can include finding tt challenging to hear about the feelings of oth- ers, dismissing Ol effective and hopeful about helping. thers may feel you are being negative or insensi- tive, but it's really your emotions saying they're taking a break. lowever, we can't al- ways put a {otal pause on § caring. of our ‘ day-to-day _ separating Health “Assoctation Vialton Region Branch, which provides menta. 1 health/ addiction comi www.halton.cmha.ca for more information and follow @cmhahalton on Twitter. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFRCA TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA Tis newspaper, published ety Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. 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Both sides to the trans- action must be satisfied and agree on a price; other- wise, no trade would be made. sale price can be your a proxy to the val- ue of a stock. That answers the first question many investors have: What is a stock worth? The second question is mount of return hold a strongly diversified portfolio? Again we will look to the PETER WATSON Column market. Since 1926, the average annual return of the stock portfolio is 10 per cent. is information is based on the S&P 500 Index that tracks 500 US. large companies. The return for individu- al investors over that peri- od is reduced by any man- agement fees and trading costs incurred. In order to be realistic with your expectations as to potential future returns, acouple of things should be considered. Sto ‘urns are not consistent rbout every one in four years, stock market values de- ased. re lain and simple, that's how the stock market orks. ur recommendation is to accept this reality. 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