Is stress bad for us? The case for a little bit of stress in the veterinary industry.

Is stress actually bad for us? The short answer: only if we believe that it is.

I'm not making that up - there is literally research that shows that people who believe stress is bad for them show negative effects of stress in morbidity and even mortality rates. Conversely, people who don't believe stress is bad for them do not show these same correlations. So when we look at correlation vs causation, is it the stress of the veterinary industry which is causing us such high rates of poor mental health outcomes, or is it partly in how we perceive that stress?

In this short videoblog, we'll touch on mindset, choices, and the fact that most of us are probably better off with a bit too much stress than a bit too little stress...