Thread by @ArchangelAmongU

06.29.21 COMPASSION FATIGUE AND STRESS BURNOUT AMONG LIGHTWORKERS. Hi, beautiful warriors for the Light. I know it's really fun to talk about the Ascension Event and other topics that are exciting, but today we need to talk about how we are doing as a team, and what affects us.

I hear from a lot of you, and so many are expressing being completely exhausted and stressed out by what is going on here on this planet. We have all been here much longer than we planned on being here. Many of us are suffering from homesickness, missing where we came from.

Many of you describe for me the symptoms of "Compassion Fatigue," which is mental and psychological exhaustion caused by caring for others. This is very common, since the four missions of lightworkers are to heal, protect, teach, and lead among the civilization we come to serve.

Others I've talked with tell me they are completely stressed and burnt out from being here, because no matter what we do, it seems like Humanity never makes a lot of progress. It gets tiring for all of us to live in Third Density, where we feel like we can do so little here.

These are all really normal, expected feelings when one drops to a lower density to be able to serve. We come carrying skills and knowledge and memories, at a level we can't readily access, of living in our own civilizations where we all function beyond what we can do here.

In the harmonic resonances which we all come from, we have the ability to energetically heal each other when one of us becomes ill. We live in states of Unity Consciousness, where we never have to watch beings go hungry or homeless or uncared for by their society.

Here on Earth, where we agree to function at a Third Density level of consciousness, we put away the ability to heal each other energetically, and we go along with the free will choices of Humanity to a large extent. This in itself can create a lot of stress for each of us.

So what can we do about our compassion fatigue and our stress burnout? Most of us will be here through the Ascension Event. Coping well and staying healthy are of paramount importance for our own benefits, as well as our individual and collective ability to be of service.

The answer is "self-compassion," or "self-care." So many of us do a really good job of serving others, of being there when someone else needs us for any reason. Not many of us are really good at caring for ourselves, though. It's not something that's even routinely taught here.

In order to be a healer or a teacher or a leader or a protector, we have to first take care of our own needs. We have to first take the steps to heal ourselves of the traumas and experiences we've had here as we served. We need to care for ourselves as we would another.

Women on this planet, in particular, seem to be taught to serve their families and those around them until they basically drop from exhaustion. Men are taught to work until they can work no more. Here on Earth, few of us are ever taught to take care of our whole being.

It's time to turn this around for ourselves, and to model better, more self-compassionate care for those we serve. It's time for us to take time for ourselves, to recharge emotionally and physically, and to enjoy life more and get burned out less.

Finding joy by doing something you love is a great way to show yourself some self-compassion. Finding some quiet time alone is so important for you and your relationship with your own Higher Self. Making sure you are eating healthy and exercising are also so important.

Remember that teaching and living in Service to Others does not require that you are constantly doing something extra for others. It means instead that every encounter we have with others, including the animals and planet, be a loving, non-judgmental, forgiving encounter.

Taking care of yourself is always the first step to living in Service to Others. Nobody wants you to walk around feeling half-dead because you are so fatigued and stressed from serving here. We are also here to model the joy that comes from living in Service to Others.

I want to remind you again that your service here on Earth is greatly appreciated. Earth is one of the top-five most difficult venues to serve in the entire galaxy. You are a courageous, resilient, soul who was up for a great adventure when you agreed to bring your gifts here.

You are loved and supported in all you do here. Find a way to love and support yourself as you serve here. Our success here requires that we all care for ourselves in the same way we love and care for others.

Thank each one of you for being part of our community. Much love to you.