Emotional Self-Care
Empathy
Receiver of Care (RoC)
care (verb)
to care about ...
to care for ...
care (noun)
see Definition
Care (noun)
.. the act of acknowledging the interests, needs and/or rights of an entity.
An entity can be ...
... a person
an individual
or a group of people
more or less specified/defined
e.g.
"I care for the elderly."
"I care for my friends."
"I care for my family."
... a concept/idea
e.g.
"I care for Human Rights."
... any natural entitiy
e.g.
"I care for the environment."
The result of this acknowledgement results in a process of reconciliation of these interests, needs and/or rights with the interests, needs and/or rights of other entities.
Herein lies the basis for a care provider to be able to limit the service towards a receiver of care.
"to care for sth./s.o." means
she/he/it is important and we act on it
Usually, the expression "to care about ..." is connected to some concrete action that manifests this care.
e.g.
a concrete action
experiencing emotions resulting from attachment and/or empathetic sharing of an experience
Needs Resources
time
emotional capacity
will will then project our
advise
interventions
... on the person.
skilled // unskilled care
unskilled
more likely to do damage
unprepared for challenges like psychological trauma
If trauma would just go away because we "care" then it would not be such an omnipresent issue
It is risky to care
risk/benefit
Your care will confuse and create confusing reactions in persons receiving care.