what some experts call compassion fatigue.
I am an expert, too. Aren't you an expert?
but from my experiences, it's true
I won't disagree with that. I will, however, take issue with the inability of pretty much everybody to just suck it up and get back to business. I can say, without fear of contradiction, that a great many more natural disasters will strike this country costing many, many lives and bringing destruction on an unimaginable scale. I can further say, without fear of contradition, that a great many more man-made disasters will befall this country (terrorism, industrial accidents, and so on), costing many... you get the idea. I can finally say, without fear of contradiction, that every single one of us is going to snuff it some day.
So, I think we all understand that the normal human experience includes a number of events that really, really suck. You have this choice: either suck it up and charge on, or sit in the corner and cry about it. These people who come up with stupid phrases like "compassion fatigue" make their money off of people who are unwilling to deal with it, and that's just not productive.