{"id":14361,"date":"2018-03-18T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phosdev.com\/todaysveterinarypractice\/?p=14361"},"modified":"2022-02-15T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:04:33","slug":"veterinary-stress-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/personal-wellbeing\/veterinary-stress-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress Management"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For most veterinary professionals, a day in the trenches may include: multiple heartbreaking euthanasia procedures, an owner who won\u2019t consent to treatment, completing endless SOAPs, long hours with no breaks, losing a patient under anesthesia and having to call the owner, disagreements with co-workers, physical and emotional exhaustion, no work-life balance and financial burdens. Sound familiar? The fact is that what we do each day results in some incredible highs and, at times, some crazy lows. The stress our career can sometimes bring upon our daily lives can feel crushing.<\/p>\n

Not all stress is bad; sometimes it can actually be good for us. For example, as a deadline approaches, a little stress can motivate us to stop procrastinating and get it done. However, how we view and react to stressful situations makes all the difference in how our bodies responds to it.<\/p>\n

Severe stress has a number of negative impacts on our health. When experienced long term, stress can cause fatigue, high-blood pressure, headaches, sleep disorders, feeling of overwhelm, anxiety, depression, infertility and more.<\/p>\n

Here are some strategies we can implement now to manage stress:<\/p>\n