# Staying sane in psychiatric residency during COVID times

## TL;DR

A psychiatry resident shares her personal journey through burnout during the pandemic and strategies to manage it.

## Contribution

Provides a personal narrative on burnout in psychiatric residency during the pandemic and coping strategies.

## Key findings

- Burnout was driven by increased clinical demands and emotional strain during the pandemic.
- Supportive relationships and self-care practices helped the resident manage burnout.
- Ongoing efforts are needed to prevent burnout in future training.

## Abstract

This article gives a junior psychiatry resident's personal story of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: what led to it, what helped her get through it and the continual process of working to avoid burnout in the future.