How are stress and burnout different from one another? Does one lead to another? Find out how stress vs. burnout compare and signs of each.
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Welcome back to The Burnout Doctor Podcast with your host, Dr. Jessica Louie. Today on episode 6 we are discussing stress and burnout. How are they similar and how are they different from one another? Does stress lead to burnout?
Stress is a mental and emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological, and behavioral changes. Burnout is a result of prolonged exposure to stress.
The longer you are exposed to chronic stress, the more difficult it is for our parasympathetic system to turn it off once the stress is over.
Stress is: Over-engagement, Urgency and Hyperactivity.
Burnout is: Disengagement, Helplessness and Hopelessness.
| Stress | Burnout |
| Overengagement | Disengagement – |
| Sense of urgency or hyperactivity – research writing, manuscripts, reformatting to each journal | Sense of helplessness – didn’t even want to try anymore, research team helped lift me up through this |
| Reactive or over reactive emotions – reacted to work bully | Blunted or distant emotions – isolated myself |
| Lost or diminished energy – my mentors tell me that I literally would flutter my eyes during our meetings because I was so fatigued (beyond tired no coffee or nap could lift me up) and lacked energy at 3 or 4pm | Motivation is lost or diminished – not even motivated to get out of bed in the morning and dreaded Monday mornings, didn’t even care to shower and put myself together |
- How are stress and burnout different?
- Does one lead to the other?
- Can you have both healthcare burnout and feel stressed out?
- Is this a common misconception about burnout?
- Did I feel stressed during pharmacy residency and my first career in pharmacy (as an Assistant Professor)?
- What signs and symptoms did I display when I stressed versus when I was burnt out?
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