hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're going to learn about ten signs that you
are emotionally burnt-out now let's begin what does it mean to feel burnt out well generally
you'd say you're burnt out after a long day of work or after studying for your final exams but
emotional burnout isn't just a phrase people throw around when they're tired it's actually
a real psychological syndrome a few decades ago a group of psychologists published a book
that not only defined burnout but also taught people how to recognize the signs if someone is
experiencing burnout they're almost always facing a combination of these three things
emotional exhaustion depersonalization and reduced personal accomplishment in other words they have
trouble giving a hundred percent at work or in their relationships they start acting like a
different person and they struggle with motivation and self perception as you can see it's more than
just feeling tired this condition can cause damage to your mental and your physical health if you're
not careful obviously in the workplace burnout is detrimental to confidence and productivity that's
the biggest reason why people started taking emotional burnout seriously this psychological
syndrome prevents people from doing their jobs and handling their responsibilities
this new attention led to a significant increase in studies conducted on emotional burnout thanks
to that research psychologists have identified many reliable indicators of emotional burnout
they even put together a 22 item scale which has been used by researchers around the world
these studies also revealed that many people demonstrate the symptoms of burnout without
realizing that there's anything wrong when left unattended these symptoms can worsen until they
start negatively impacting your choices your relationships and your lifestyle so to help you
get ahead of your symptoms here are 10 signs that you may be emotionally burnout number-10 patients
if you're feeling overworked and exhausted patience is usually the first thing to go
patience is your ability to tolerate inconvenient annoying or difficult things without getting upset
now normally when something goes wrong it isn't that hard to stay calm and try again but what
happens when you have zero patience well let's just say you're writing up a few pages for work
you just spent the last half hour grinding away when suddenly your computer crashes and
you realize you didn't save any of it you try desperately to recover what you lost but you're
going to have to start over this will always be frustrating no matter what mental state you're
in however when your patience is abnormally low it isn't just frustrating it's completely
heartbreaking you might feel angry you might feel sad or even hopeless it might feel impossible to
get back to where you were even if you only lost a half hour of work if every inconvenient thing
seems like a huge roadblock in your life well you may be experiencing emotional burnout number two
unusual forgetfulness burnout has a major impact on attention it creates significant fogginess
which diminishes both your concentration and your attention span you'll notice yourself
having trouble staying focused on your work and during conversations and to make matters worse
you're especially prone to common distractors like TV and social media and that's because
you're exhausted brain is searching for ways to relax and just zone out since you aren't paying as
much attention you might have trouble remembering details you'll make clumsy mistakes simply because
your mind isn't nearly as sharp as it usually is your work becomes sloppy and absent-minded
even if most days you're extremely productive in the workplace employers often mistake this
decrease in performance for carelessness but that's not actually what's happening if your
focus is uncharacteristically low it may be time to give your mind a break number three persistent
hopelessness do you feel like everything you do seems pointless people experiencing burnout may
lose sight of the purpose behind the things that they do and not just their work but their habits
their routines and relationships too when you're consistently exhausted long-term gratification is
an incredibly challenging idea to wrap your head around you don't spend as much time maintaining
self-discipline your goals start to slip and your dreams feel further and further away if everything
you do feels hopeless burnout is something you should seriously consider number four short fuse
sudden bursts of anger are often a direct product of emotional burnout because it lessens patients
and heightens negative emotions your temper tends to get shorter you might notice yourself yelling
and screaming over things that would never normally bother you that's because you're
holding in all this pent-up anger unfortunately that anger often gets displaced on friends and
family it can have a detrimental effect on your relationships but it doesn't have to by reducing
the amount of stress in your life you can relieve burnouts and keep your anger under control number
five lack of organization you might recognize burnout in the way you organize your life when
you're feeling productive it's rewarding to keep your life in order you feel on top of
your work and you know how to manage your time but emotional burnout takes away that sense of
control your responsibilities start to pile up you get so overwhelmed that you either forget or you
just don't feel motivated to stay organized something as benign as a messy room can be
a symptom of burnout but only if it's out of the ordinary if you almost always keep your room clean
then suddenly stop caring what it looks like well there's something wrong don't just roll your eyes
and pretend like it's no big deal organizational changes even the small ones can signal that you're
emotionally exhausted number six unexplained headaches sometimes burnout appears through
physical symptoms unexplained headaches are one of the most common though they're almost always
ignored people will just take an aspirin and get on with their day but you should listen to your
body if you're experiencing pain it means your body is trying to tell you something high levels
of emotional stress can make you susceptible to both tension headaches and migraines when
you're stressed out your brain releases emergency fight-or-flight hormones your heart rate increases
your muscles begin to tense up all of these reactions take a toll on your body and your brain
this inevitably leads to inflammation and pain now at first these stress headaches may only last a
few minutes but they can become chronic over time so try to identify this physical symptom as early
as you can number 7 dramatic mood shifts burnout can make your emotions strong and volatile your
brain may be stressed out so often that it begins overreacting to everything the tiniest trigger can
make you jump from one emotional extreme to the next if you're experiencing these strange mood
shifts well it may mean you're overwhelmed at work or at home something in your life may be
creating a huge amount of tension and pressure unfortunately if you continue to ignore it this
symptom can evolve into more severe mood disorders like depression number eight cognitive execution
attention isn't the only cognitive function that suffers during burnout you might notice you just
can't perform as well as you did before your work takes longer you get confused by simple
problems and you aren't as creative as you used to be hey don't worry you're not somehow worse
at your job emotional burnout triggers significant deficits and several executive functions the most
important ones planning problem-solving and information processing when you overuse your
brain these normal everyday functions require a lot more energy and it only gets worse when you
factor in all the pressure of your demanding lifestyle so don't let your cognition decline
any more than it has to recognize this symptom of emotional burnout and take steps to get yourself
back on track number 9 lopsided responsibilities the best way to avoid burnout is to strike a
balance between work and your personal life it's important to care about your job and be committed
to your success but not all the time it's just as critical that you explore personal passions
and connect with friends and family individuals who live an unbalanced life usually because of an
extremely demanding job are prone to emotional burnout doctors and nurses for example have
taxing schedules and an overwhelming number of responsibilities they have very little time to
focus on themselves because they're spending it all on other people that's why medicine has one
of the highest rates of burnout of any field even if you're not a doctor or a nurse your
job can still take over your life whenever you're struggling to make time for yourself the emotional
burnout may be just around the corner number 10 relentless apathy do you find yourself struggling
to care about your work are you getting sloppy and disorganized because you just don't feel
like trying anymore emotional extremes are a reliable sign of burnout but total apathy is
nearly as common a lack of emotional connection can lead to significant personal dysfunction
you might stop showing up for work all your good habits might go down the drain now keep
in mind that people aren't usually apathetic on purpose they want to care they just can't
it's often because they've invested too much time and effort into one particular thing no
matter how much you love it your to get drained eventually hey don't worry it's very possible
to rediscover your passion but working yourself into the ground is never the answer hey thank you
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