Work stress manifests itself with physical, emotional or mental exhaustion. It is key to be attentive to the signs and take action before it puts your health at risk.
The symptoms range from the fact that it costs more than normal to go to work to physical ones such as headaches, back pain or others. Work burnout is a type of stress that originates from different causes and that can have a severe impact on health and quality of life. Paying attention to the signs to be able to intervene in time is key.
“Work burnout is a special type of stress; It is a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work. If you think you might have burnout, take a closer look at the phenomenon. What you learn could help you deal with the problem and take action before burnout affects your health,” explains an article from the Mayo Clinic in the United States.
To guide you about whether you are facing a picture of job burnout, specialists from the institution propose asking yourself the following questions:
-Did you become cynical or critical at work?
-Do you have a hard time going and, once you arrive, do you have problems starting work?
-Are you irritable or impatient with your colleagues or clients?
Do you lack energy to be constantly productive?
-Are you not satisfied with your achievements?
Do you feel disappointed in your work?
-Do you eat, use drugs or drink alcohol to feel better or not to feel anything?
-Did your sleep habits or your appetite change?
– Do you have headaches, back pain or other unexplained physical problems?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be suffering from job burnout.
WORK STRESS CAN BE DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS:
✔️ Lack of control. The inability to influence decisions that affect your work, such as hours, assigned tasks, or workload, could lead to burnout. Another cause could be a lack of resources needed to do your job.
✔️ Unclear job expectations. If you’re not sure how much authority you have or what your superiors or others expect of you, it’s likely that you don’t feel comfortable in your job.
✔️ Dysfunctional work dynamics. Perhaps you work with a harasser or feel that your colleagues take away your authority or your boss controls every detail of your work. This can contribute to job stress.
✔️ Incompatibility with respect to values. If your values differ from the way your employer does business or handles claims, this incompatibility can, over time, have a negative impact.
✔️ Incorrect adaptation to work. If your job doesn’t match your interests and abilities, it could become increasingly stressful as time goes by.
✔️ Extremes of activity. When a job is monotonous or chaotic, you constantly need energy to stay focused, which can lead to fatigue and burnout.
✔️ Lack of support. If you feel lonely at work and in your personal life, you may feel more stressed.
✔️ Lack of balance between life and work. If your job demands too much time and effort and you don’t have the energy to spend time with family and friends, you may burn out quickly.
People who display any of these characteristics, as well as those who try to please everyone, are at risk of burnout, specialists warn.
If the problem is ignored or left untreated, it can have a significant impact on health. Some of its consequences can be: excessive stress, fatigue, insomnia, depression, anxiety, alcohol or drug abuse, cardiovascular problems, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes (especially in women), cerebrovascular accident (ACV), obesity and greater vulnerability. to diseases.
You can learn to work (and live) with much greater effectiveness and with total well-being. It is just a matter of learning… and it is the learning that we propose to you in our international certification.
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