Empathy

"I AM TOO EMPATHETIC!": THE PATH OF EMPATHIC DISTRESS

On a clear summer night in 2006, an ambulance is urgently dispatched to the family residence of Doctor Y, a well-respected senior military psychologist and the only credentialed mental health provider for a U.S. Marine base of 6000 military men. Initial reports by Dr. Y’s frantic spouse indicate sudden paralysis, inability to speak, and...