Chapter 3
Digital fatigue manifests not simply as tiredness, but as a multidimensional depletion:
Emotional exhaustion: Feeling less connected to clients, drained by relational demands without physical presence to buffer.
Cognitive fatigue: Difficulty sustaining focus, creativity, and critical thinking across virtual sessions.
Physical symptoms: Eye strain, headaches, body stiffness, and tech-related somatic complaints.
Relational fatigue: Diminished empathy, increased irritability, or detachment in client or peer relationships.
Rather than pathologizing these experiences, Virtual Integrity™ frames them as predictable, preventable, and repairable challenges of telehealth practice.