Abstract The combination of an art therapist’s personal trauma with secondary traumatic stress can lead to compassion fatigue. Inspired by narrative art therapy methods, the author engaged in memoir writing, art responses, authentic movement, and public exhibition. This creative life review identified ways in which her nervous system responses to clients’ traumas became tangled with personal implicit memories from childhood trauma and attachment injuries. The creative process identified overburdened and untended personal life-stage initiations (e.g., entering midlife), which emerged as 2 insights: pain numbing to cope with juvenile arthritis and restricted early attachment. This awareness led to a better understanding of fight–flight–freeze responses and improved relationships with clients and others.

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从同情疲劳到活力：自理艺术回应回忆录

摘要 艺术治疗师的个人创伤与继发性创伤压力的结合会导致同情疲劳。受叙事艺术治疗方法的启发，作者从事回忆录写作、艺术回应、真实运动和公开展览。这个创造性的生活回顾确定了她对客户创伤的神经系统反应与童年创伤和依恋伤害的个人内隐记忆纠缠在一起的方式。创作过程确定了负担过重和无人照管的个人生命阶段启动（例如，进入中年），这表现为两个见解：应对幼年关节炎的疼痛麻木和受限的早期依恋。这种意识有助于更好地了解战斗-逃跑-冻结反应，并改善与客户和其他人的关系。