How Stressful is the 1st year of PA School? (Dealing with Burnout)

[@AdannaThePA]

So what are some tips you have to deal with your stress?

[@lifeisgood685]

Adanna The PA working out for sure!!

[@Medi-Nor]

Can stress cause anxiety and panic attack???

[@ancestorbackforthelasttime]

Mine will have to be walking, getting a message, or probably a HIIT style workout ..

[@jerseycarter7685]

Adanna The PA warm yoga

[@emsoup6270]

I went to Barnes & Noble and picked up a 300 Writing Prompts Journal (on sale!) Takes your mind of a lot of things while it keeps your creativity going.

[@stantaffertasparrow9829]

OMG this video couldn't have come at a better time...I am so feeling the stress....finals is this coming week and I have stress out the whazooo...not bc if finals but family related and I feel stuck btwn a rock and a hard place. Thank you for this video.... u are such an inspiration, doing PA school with a husband and kids and holding it together....I only have one kid and the hubby but I am about to lose my S****... how do u manage it all

[@DrAdnan]

Stress and burnout are rough to deal with, and it gets worse every year from classroom to clinic and then residency.

[@kajolpratap1158]

Please do a video on PA specialties!

[@AdannaThePA]

Good idea... coming up! ☺

[@kajolpratap1158]

Adanna The PA thank you so much! 😊

[@Blackk_Ivyy]

Shoutout to a fellow Oakwood undergraduate! Im starting at LLU ‘s program this September and absolutely love your insightful videos! God Bless and please keep the videos coming

[@AdannaThePA]

Eehhhhh OOOOOOO UUUUUUU!

[@Primitivegarage915]

I went into PA school weighing 217 very muscular, and finished my 1st semester at 192lbs... it was depressing. Haha lack of sleep, I would forget to eat because I was studying, stopped working out, and just cortisol levels through the roof made my body catabolic. Lol

[@MHSMagicLuver]

Literally and the same twitch for a while. A girl in class said when it happens look at something far away really quick. Not sure if that’s what helped but It went away

[@bbmk3249]

This is what worries me most because I feel like im already at that threshold of stress being undergrad which then makes me think maybe i shouldn’t go into PA school ?? Idk really

[@AdannaThePA]

Well I don't want to discourage you but you know yourself, so you have to take a hard look at your life and the stress that you can handle, and make your decision based o. What would be good for your overall life and health.

[@johngilfillan6145]

Hi there, thank you for your message. 2 years ago I suffered a mental breakdown/burnout and was hospitalized for near suicide. It was from being over worked and heart broken. I am 29 now. Can I fully recover? I am seeing a phsycologist and phsyciatrist, just terrified about going back into work. Thank you

[@Samonalisa]

Hi Adanna, I was wondering if it is necessary for you to have a specialty already picked out even before PA school or to keep your options open? (love your videos btw :) )

[@AdannaThePA]

Nope! Not neccessary at all. Honestly that's what clinicals are for. There are people in come in thinking that they wanna go into a certain specialties and then when they actually experience it in clinical's they realize it's not for them so it's OK if you have a specialty already in mind but it's not a requirement

[@Chibayy]

Is it getting hard for pa to find jobs?

[@rochelleolivia]

Chioma Ohuoba not at all. Employment is increasing for PAs

[@Chibayy]

Rochelle Bonner thank you for the encouragement! I guess some cities are more saturated than others ?

[@rochelleolivia]

Chioma Ohuoba yes some are but most pa students have multiple job offers before graduation