Wednesday 16 May 2012

The Burnout Syndrome

I have read today an article entitled "How do you know if you suffer of the Burnout Syndrome". I usually don't have the time to read all the newsletters that I receive, but this one raised a question in my head... wtf are they talking about? So, with the courtesy of hipo.ro I found out that it represents a modern professional disease, that affects us all in a certain measure. Of course, as all the diseases, it affects our personal life also. The article is in Romanian, but as I started searching on the Internet I found other materials also.

We all have moments when we feel knocked out, demotivated or bored. Unable to wake up in the morning. The thing is... how often does this happen to you? Does it happen' once a month? Once a week, or every day? Burnout Syndrome - professional tiredness - chronicle fatigue - consists of both phisical and emotional tiredness caused due to continue exposure to stress factors. It shouldn't be confused with stress, which can sometimes become motivational and creative due to the fact that when we are stressed we search solutions to solve things in a better manner.

The main cause of the Burnout Syndrome is the professional workout, combined with the underapreciation of the ones that surround you. Between the causes have been identified: the lack of control over your own activities, unrealistic expectations from your employer, monotonous activities, unsatisfactory and with a high degree of receptivity; working in a chaotic environment or under pressure, without a clear line.

It also combines and appears from our habit of living: taking more responsibility than you are able to fulfill, lack of sleep, more time dedicated to solving problems than to eliminating the causes of the problems, the lack of emotional support, the need to be in control or the pessimistic vision over life.

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