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Wellbeing Wednesday: Beating burnout
Wellbeing Wednesday: beating burnout
Burnout, it’s something we have all felt at some point in our working lives but how much do we really know about it?
The World Health Organization recognises burnout as an occupational phenomenon, defining it as a result from workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.
There are a variety of factors that contribute to burnout including increase in workloads, intense time pressure, lack of control over your work, or a lack of skills to accomplish your work. In fact burnout can be caused by anything that imposes mental or physical stress.
Data suggests there are five stages of burnout...
- Stage one – the Honeymoon phase
You will experience high job satisfaction, commitment energy and creativity. - Stage two – onset of stress
Optimism waning common stress symptoms affecting you. - Stage three – chronic stress
A marked change in your stress levels, more intense symptoms. - Stage four – Burnout
Symptoms become critical, increasingly difficult to cope. - Stage five – Habitual Burnout
Significant ongoing mental, physical or emotional problems.
Here are top three tips to beating burnout…
- Learn to do things that fill you up
When you notice yourself feeling overtired and you aren’t enjoying things as much then it’s time to ensure that you are doing what you love. It’s time to fill up your cup!
- Reduce exposure to job stressors
Set healthy boundaries for yourself and make sure you keep time for yourself to enjoy a break. Why not schedule some leave or book in a holiday. When you take time off ensure that you put our out of office on so that you are managing expectations, turn off notifications off after hours or over the weekend whatever it takes to maintain your work-life balance.
- When life gets full don’t withdraw
Often when life gets busy the first thing we do is withdraw however we need to do the opposite! The best antidote to burnout is to seek out interactions with others, maybe volunteer, or arrange a coffee catch-up with some friends.
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