A young child standing barefoot by a corrugated metal wall in an outdoor setting.

Saving one can feel pointless

Imagine you can help one child, then learn that many more cannot be helped. Strangely, that knowledge can weaken the urge to help the one child.

Compassion Fade: Why One Person Can Feel Less Helpable

Two hands reaching toward each other against a bright sky, symbolizing connection and unity.

This is pseudo-inefficacy

Psychologists call this pseudo-inefficacy. People you cannot help can cast a shadow over the person you could save.

Compassion Fade: Why One Person Can Feel Less Helpable

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