Care, Betrayal, and Doing More

By Sofia Jeppsson, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Umeå University in Sweden

When you work in any part of the medical system or care system, it can be psychologically impossible to keep your empathy constantly dialed up. You might become too exhausted, even burn out, if you constantly feel with the distressed people you meet. So, from time to time, you might have to detach a bit. But temporary detachment from other people’s dist…