From the course: Managing Career Burnout
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Reframing helplessness
When your brain is flooded with the stress hormone cortisol at a faster rate than it can release, it can kill brain cells and even reduce the overall size of the brain. It especially impacts the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain responsible for memory and learning, which can lead to brain fog and forgetfulness. It can also increase the size of the amygdala, which actually makes your brain more receptive to stress. In other words, chronic stress can actually result in a brain that's predisposed to more stress. So if you feel helpless when experiencing burnout, know that your brain can almost set you up to feel that way. But here's the reality, your brain might just be lying to you. You may be experiencing something psychologists call learned helplessness. When repeated exposure to stressors result in an individual failing to exercise control when it later becomes available. In other words, when we experience stress…
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