RZ 92: How to burnout as a PT

So today we're going to talk about burnout.

It's a common topic.

You hear lots of clinicians talk about it.

I think you and I have both been burnt out at different times on practicing in general, at our business, at working for other people, at all these different things.

But figured we could go through, we'll go through kind of maybe our experience trying to deal with that.

And then what we see clinicians kind of slip up when it comes to just getting to the point where you're like, man, I don't even know if I want to do this anymore.

Yeah, it doesn't seem like a lot of clinicians are saying that right now.

Yeah.

I also think it's really easy.

I think I mentioned this in one of our last podcasts.

I think it's really easy to just be negative on the field that you're in without providing any actual solution to whatever the problem is.

So I think it's really easy for people to complain about PT.

Like, I think we do that with everything.

I think people will do that with insurance.

We don't get any money.

Or they'll do that with clinical skills.

Oh, you practice like a dinosaur.

You need to do these things.

I think we get into arguing matches all the time.

And it's really easy to just be negative towards the field, which I think is unfortunate because I still think it's a good field to be in.

It has its drawbacks like anything.

But I think a lot of times people will complain about it while just complaining and not giving any kind of solution to whatever the problems are that you're seeing.

Yeah, that's a Jimi Hendrix quote.

Now that I think about it, I'm sure a lot of other people have said that.

But, you know, don't waste time complaining if you're not offering up a solution to the problem.