{"id":1175,"date":"2023-04-03T16:09:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T14:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bujooeducation.com\/academy\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2023-04-14T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T11:34:07","slug":"where-does-chronic-stress-lead-you-to-burnout-or-compassion-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bujooeducation.com\/academy\/where-does-chronic-stress-lead-you-to-burnout-or-compassion-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"Where does chronic stress lead you\u2014to burnout or compassion fatigue?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This month, we are dedicating our attention to the topic of stress\u2014how to prevent it and where it can lead us when it comes to extremes, which are much more common than we realize. Besides physical discomfort and challenges with mental health, it can lead to burnout and\/or compassion fatigue. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I clarify certain ambiguities and provide recommendations for taking care of yourself if you recognize the signs of these two conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnout syndrome and compassion fatigue\u2014what are they?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Compassion fatigue and burnout syndrome are two types of stress that lead to mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnout syndrome is a condition where persistently high levels of stress cause a significant decline in emotional, mental, and occasionally physical health. Since burnout is not a specific diagnosis but rather a general collection of signs and symptoms, other mental health conditions like anxiety disorders and depression frequently make their effects worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compassion fatigue is a state of emotional, mental, and\/or physical exhaustion resulting from continuous exposure to others\u2019 suffering or trauma. Compassion fatigue is common among people who work in the helping professions, but it can also happen to people who are highly sensitive or who are exposed to traumatic material, no matter what they do for a living (like caring for someone who is chronically ill or elderly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common signs of compassion fatigue are headaches, sadness, avoidance of working with certain people, nightmares, and changes in value systems. Also, you may experience increased alienation in relationships with close people. Even though some of the signs of burnout are the same, the most common ones are chronic tiredness, anger, frustration, cynicism, negativity, and withdrawal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main differences between these two conditions<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n