Disaster Fatigue

I read an article tonight that Disaster Fatigue is causing people to limit their giving in response to the recent events in China and Myanmar.

"It's too much pain, too much tragedy for someone to process, and so we tend to pull ourselves away from it and either close off from it out of psychological defense, or it overwhelms us," says Cynthia Edwards, a professor of psychology at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C.

I can't help but wander, do I have "Lostness Fatigue." Have I pulled myself away because the task seems overwhelming and I don't directly feel the impact?
What about you?