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Moral Distress: When Your Values and Reality Clash
Many people feel stressed at work or overwhelmed at home. But sometimes the distress runs deeper. It is not simply about workload or time pressure. It is about feeling that your actions, environment, or choices are misaligned with your core values.
This experience is known as moral distress. Originally studied in healthcare and high-responsibility professions, moral distress occurs when individuals know what feels ethically right but feel unable to act accordingly due to exte

The Team at Upper East Side Psychology
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