I believe that when it comes to stress and burnout, most people don’t really know what is happening with them. This is because they don’t know how to recognize what the differences are between: Stress symptoms Burnout symptoms PTSD symptoms PTSD Transference symptoms Compassion Fatigue symptoms Burned out symptoms Because these are different in nature, yet somehow intermingle and flow from one into the other, it becomes a great big mess of emotions, thoughts and reactions Educate oneself with these differences and self examine where one is emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually AND seek professional help