Stress Diary Journal Guides

Guide 16: Symptoms of Burnout

Guide 16: Burnout

Stress Diary Journal Your Guide

What is B urnout?
Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose the interest or motivation that led you to take on a certain role in the first place. Burnout reduces your productivity and saps your energy, leaving you feeling increasingly helpless, hopeless, cynical, and resentful. Eventually, you may feel like you have nothing more to give. P hases of B ur nout Psychologists Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North have theorized that the burnout process can be divided into 12 phases, which are not necessarily followed sequentially, nor necessarily in any sense be relevant or exist other than as an abstract construct. or hobbies are completely dismissed) 6. Denial of emerging problems (cynicism and aggression become apparent) 7. Withdrawal (reducing social contacts to a minimum, becoming walled off; alcohol or other substance abuse may occur) 8. Behavioral changes become obvious to others 9. Depersonalization (life becomes a series of mechanical functions) 10.Inner emptiness 11.Depression 12.Burnout Syndrome

12 Stages of Burnout 1. A compulsion to prove oneself 2. Working harder 3. Neglecting one's own needs 4. Displacement of conflicts (the person does not realize the root cause of the distress) 5. Revision of values (friends or hobbies are completely dismissed) 6. Denial of emerging problems (cynicism and aggression become apparent) 7. Withdrawal (reducing social contacts to a minimum, becoming walled off; alcohol or other substance abuse may occur) 8. Behavioral changes become obvious to others 9. Depersonalization (life becomes a series of mechanical functions) 10.Inner emptiness 11.Depression 12.Burnout Syndrome

1. A compulsion to prove oneself 2. Working harder 3. Neglecting one's own needs 4. Displacement of conflicts (the person does not realize the root cause of the distress) 5. Revision of values (friends

What are the symptoms of burnout?

Physical Symptoms: Physical exhaustion/fatigue Depression Insomnia or sleeping more than usual Headaches Gastrointestinal problems/ulcers Lingering colds/frequent colds/flu Weight loss or gain Shortness of breath Hypertension High cholesterol Coronary disease Impaired speech and Sexual Dysfunction

A state of mental and physical exhaustion due to prolonged stress

Page 2

P sychological S ymptoms

Eliminate the small daily stressors as indicated by our Stress Diary Journal and the accumulate d effects of burnout will bypass you

Rigidity to change/loss of flexibility Loss of concern and feelings/apathy Cynicism/negativism Emotional exhaustion/loss of emotional control Low morale/sense of futility Loss of patience/irritable Inability to cope with unwanted stress Feelings of anger/bitterness/resentment/disgust Boredom Reduced self-concept Dehumanising clientele/Labelling Loss of idealism/disillusion Frustration Inability to make decisions Feelings of powerlessness Suspicion/paranoia Guilt feelings/feelings of failure Depression Alienation Increased worry Over-confidence/taking unusually high risks Stagnation Feelings of being everything to everyone/Omniscient Loss of Charisma

B ehavioural S ymptoms

Low job performance/Low job satisfaction Decreased communication/withdrawal High job turnover/leave position Increased absenteeism Loss of enthusiasm for work Increased drug use Increased marital/relationship and family conflict High alcohol use Lack of focus on job/lack of purpose and priorities Accident proneness Increased complaints about job Forgetfulness/poor concentration Workaholism

Copyright www.stressdiaries.com

Page 3

The Stress Diaries we have available

The Stress Diary Journal This 4 week programme to complete stress mastery, is an invaluable tool to effectively manage your stress to gain insight and explore self understanding. The Stress Diary Journal allows you to record your daily stress incidents & to monitor these incidents and analyse them on a daily basis, for a period of 4 weeks. Divided into 4 weekly sections for you to master your stress progressively and more competently, it helps you review your initial appraisals, stress responses, your reactions & to identify your stress triggers, to then restructure your thoughts, your attitude and subsequent behaviours. You will be able to easier identify negative behaviour patterns, to increase your stress awareness, to learn new coping skills and to let you adapt new & alternative strategies. You will learn renewed self management skills, inner control, effective goal setting, time management skills, to overcome obstacles and increased perseverance to complete set tasks and to instil newfound routines, competencies and behaviours. It helps you to know yourself and manage your life more completely. This is an invaluable tool to gain unique insight, explore self-understanding, learn stress management skills and effectively manage your stress in 4 weeks!

With a purchase of any of these Diaries, you get full Stress Management Support @ www.stressdiaries.com

Stress Diary: Daily Recorder Journal A companion guide to the Stress Diary Journal in a handy size to carry about , and for you to easily record your daily stress entries. Each Stress entry is individually presented for ease of recording on the go and to then transfer these entries to your Stress Diary Journal, or this Stress Diary: Reflection Journal, at the end of your day. Making remembering these Stress incidents/events much easier and keeping you in touch with managing your stress more effectively.

Get a FREE Relaxation Music MP3 ! With your purchase of any of these Stress Diary: Reflection Journal This Stress Reflection Diary Journal is a companion guide to the Stress Diary/Journal and used as an additional tool to further enhance your insight and understanding of your stress. You are to choose 1 significant Stress Entry per day, from your Stress Diary Journal for the length of your 4 week programme, that you may want to elaborate and focus on. Using the guideline questions and answer spaces that are provided, and you can add your personal notes or thoughts about your day or progress. Weekly summaries of your progress are included, to advance and monitor your progress and by answering these questions and adding your own observations, you will increase your skills at understand, managing your reactions and responses to your daily stress triggers and stressors. The Reflection Journal is an easy way to record and focus on how to reflect on your experiences and how you can learn from it.

Get these Stress Diary Journals at www.stressdiaries.com

Copyright www.stressdiaries.com