Ukraine Conflict

This was when I felt extremly powerless
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I felt extremely powerless and terrible when beneficiaries with health problems, who could not afford a doctor, asked for help. Among them were elderly people with chronic diseases and a child with a broken leg. Georgian Volunteer
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Were my tears as sign of empathy or weakness?
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I burst into tears while the whole group of female beneficiaries was crying. I felt very uncomfortable, as I was not sure whether my tears were interpreted as a sign of empathy or of weakness by my beneficiaries. Georgian Helper
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I was re-traumatized when I encountered a situation like 20 years ago
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Twenty years ago, I worked with a similar group that, like the Ukrainian refugees, had not had their basic needs met and were living in hotels under very poor conditions. I was retraumatized when I encountered similar poor conditions in...
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Keeping in my comfort zone
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“Some recommendations claim that you need to go out of your comfort zone. Guys, I think someone once told it, but you get it wrong. I am doing unpleasant things to finally find myself in my comfort zone. I am...
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Continuing the routines from before was crucial
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“I have marked that a lot of people don’t understand that it is crucial to cling to the usual routines that you had before to keep a link with reality. Before the full-scale war, I had a daily routine in...
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Facing dangerous conditions and limited resources
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“We had difficulties in how to conduct planned operations or proceed with emergencies. We usually could advise to go to the other locations (cities or kyiv) to conduct necessary examination on equipment that is available only there. Even advice to...
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