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Burnout Can Be Caused by Stress!
Herbert Freudenberger first used "Burnout" as a term in 1974. In his book he states that burnout is the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the wanted results. There is a likeness between burnout and three other psychological conditions. Depression, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders have similar features as burnout. Burnout is not a clinically diagnosed psychological disorder.
Burnout is common and is especially found in practicing doctors. Burnout can vary in intensity and duration and is caused by stressors. It is not caused by a chemical imbalance Burnout is considered to be the less severe form of depression, anxiety and mood disorders.
The symptoms of burnout include exhaustion, both physical and emotional, lowered immune system, withdrawal from personal relationships, and increased absence from work. In looking at some of the symptoms of burnout you will see the close relationship it has to stress.
Prolonged stress can cause you to feel tired much of the time. Even getting out of bed is a strain because you don't have the energy you once had. Emotional exhaustion is another part of burnout. Your mood swings wildly, sometimes you feel sad for no reason, and you're impatient, moody and get frustrated easily. You might often find you can't deal with life as you did before.
When a person experiences burnout, they may have less resistance to disease. Their immune system suffers from prolonged bouts of stress. You may start suffering from more colds or the flu and other minor illnesses. You may also find you are more prone to more serious illnesses as well.
You also do not allow anyone to be close to you. You withdraw from personal relationships because you feel you have less to give. You lose interest in having fun and you lose patience with people. People who are experiencing burnout will see it affect their personal relationships.
Burnout also causes you to look at life with a pessimistic outlook. You don't get excited about those things that used to excite you and it is hard to see anything positive in life. Little things that wouldn't have affected you before now weigh you down. You have a harder time getting out of a rut or routine.
All listed symptoms eventually lead to increased absenteeism and being less productive when you are at work. You may get up in the morning and feel reluctant to go to work. You may find that you are staying at home more often because you simply can't face the work situation. Workers should be aware of the stress of burnout and employers should not push their workers until they can't go any more. Both need to understand the importance of leisure time, less stress, and lighter duties. These can benefit the worker as well as the employers.
Burnout caused by stress can be controlled. You need to work with your employer to find ways of reducing stress in the workplace. It will profit both to find ways of reducing stress in the workplace.
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