Disaster Fatigue: Countering the Psychological Toll

The four stages of emotional response

Karen Nimmo
On The Couch
Published in
6 min readFeb 23
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With disaster, comes exhaustion.

First responders, under huge stress and with so much to do in the wake of a disaster, wear down. But exhaustion also takes hold in communities faced with the immense task of recovering their lives.

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Karen Nimmo
On The Couch

Clinical psychologist, author of 4 books. Editor of On the Couch: Practical psychology for everyday life. karen@onthecouch.co.nz