Frontline health-care workers are burning out amid pandemic stress.
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One place where these shorter fuses come into play is with health-care workers.
Kathryn Pollak, PhD, is a social psychologist and communication coach for physicians.
She is a professor of population health sciences at Duke University School of medicine.
Daniel Ames, PhD, is a social psychologist and professor at Columbia Business School.
Tessa West, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at New York University.
Tiffany Rowland, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and founder of Right Choice Therapy in Oak Park, Illinois.
Texting notes to a friend can also helpby way of ventingand also saving you fromfeeling gaslightedby any experience.
Once you feel more centered, start the conversation again.
Furthermore, it is absolutely okay to feel angry.
What Dr. Pollak suggests, though, is introspecting to find the source of the anger.
People often decide that what they feel is anger because that feeling surfaces first, she says.
Having close ones around us can reduce that stress a lot, she says.
Their main job is to ensure you, the patient, are heard and receive the best care.
Daniel Ames, PhD, is a social psychologist and professor at Columbia Business School.
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