6 Symptoms Of Burnout

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

It seems to us that burnout - it is for those who work for days on end, literally, burns at work. And if everything is outwardly calm, we explain it by fatigue. But this is the quiet cunning of burnout. It sneaks up unnoticed. And at some point, you realize that only a burnt wick remained from the warm flame inside.

Who can tell us about burnout? Our body.

1. Excess weight

The reason for being overweight is often because the body wants to get at least some pleasure as opposed to stress. And the fastest available pleasure is food. So we throw everything in a row, trying to somehow switch from unpleasant emotions.

But sometimes a person eats little, and a couple of extra sizes still appear. This "miracle" is based on metabolic disorders. And here no diets will help you, the reason is psychological. Therefore, you need to dig here.

2. Constant feeling of tiredness … Your vacation is over and you still haven't recharged? Feelings of persistent fatigue may be due to the fact that your mind is not resting. Yes, you were physically resting. But my thoughts were at the meeting, in production, they controlled the process by phone, went to the corporate website. Were worried, but will they cope without me?

Sound familiar?

Both the psyche and the body have a limit on the performance of any tasks. If a person regularly transcends this limit, exhaustion begins, followed by burnout.

Learn to switch and leave work issues at work. A tremendous sense of responsibility for one's work is a very heavy burden, and the body prompts that there is no longer any strength to carry it further. The body must-ta-lo!

3. Sudden mood swings … It used to be that burnout could only be caused by work. But now I see more and more burnout in the family. This happens when you are not enjoying what you are doing for the family. When your contribution exceeds the return. Everything you do is taken for granted. However, family work and office work have a lot in common. By and large, a family is also a job, only seven days a week. Many clients complain that they do not receive support from loved ones. It seems to a woman that she is doomed to "pull the strap." In the evening you tell your family that you are tired, in response you hear the question: “What have you been doing all day? You're sitting at home! " After these words, there is a feeling of helplessness, resentment and hopelessness. And even more often anger. It is he who is behind the resentment and helplessness. A minute ago, my mother was kind and affectionate, and suddenly she yells or throws plates against the wall. So for most women who have chosen family as their main occupation, burnout has become a reality.

4. Headache … One of the possible reasons for this pain is increased responsibility for your business, which you do not even realize. Does the headache appear towards the end of the working day? Or maybe already in the morning, just thinking that you have to go to work? When a person tries to control everything and everyone, to bring any little thing to perfection, business ceases to be a pleasure, causes tension and simply becomes a "headache". In such a situation, you risk completely falling out of love with what you are doing. And without your love the business will wither away. The body is always trying to warn us about what we are not aware of. Loosen control. Not forever, at least for a while. Just try it! And look at the results.

5. Back pain suggests that you have put too much on your back. Emotional stress passes into the body, causing discomfort in the muscles of the back, spine.

What sayings and phrases come to your mind when it comes to back pain or discomfort? “Put a load on your back”, “If there was a back, there would be some guilt.” In the process of working with images, heaviness or pain in the back often comes in the form of a heavy bag or backpack. Man carries this burden with him out of habit.

Back bent - what burden are you carrying? What did you put on your back? Happiness of loved ones? Mortgage? Responsibility for the whole world? Guilt? "Get off me!" says your back.

6. Striving for loneliness … If you missed the first bells of burnout, then over time, the bell turns into a bell. There is a feeling of anxiety, dissatisfaction with everything and everyone. I don't even want to communicate with loved ones. Work, which used to be a joy, no longer like it. What used to bring joy and pleasure is starting to annoy more and more.

Gradually, irritation with colleagues or loved ones grows, self-esteem falls. Attacks of despair appear. In this state, it becomes more difficult to communicate with people. The world is painted in black and gray colors. Everything is perceived sharply, painfully. And so that it doesn't hurt so much, the psyche turns off emotions, thereby defending itself. The body works in the energy-saving mode, spending energy only on the most necessary things. To ensure vital processes. Then indifference to everything comes. I want to close myself off from everyone, lie on the sofa and stare blankly at the ceiling. This is the real bell.

Here I have given only general conclusions. If you listen carefully to your body, it will tell you what is needed at the moment. How to gain strength and prevent burnout. But in order to understand your reasons and work them out deeply, it is better to consult a specialist.