Coping with burnout

There are times we are overwhelmed with too much work so much so it seems to get hold of our life and suck out all the energy within us. Ongoing chronic stress may cause burnout, a term that normally refers to emotional, mental and physical exhaustion due to chronic stress.

Some of the symptoms of burn out are 1) you hate going to work, 2) every day seems like a bad day, 3) you feel lousy all the time and at times feels that life is not worth living for, 4) you are exhausted and suffer from lack of quality sleep 5) you feel all your hard work is unappreciated by others, 6) you feel completely helpless and hopeless 6) you prefer to be on your own and isolate yourself from others and 7) you have no social life and lack of close supportive relationships to cope with the stress.

It is important for you to take steps to address burnout before it leads to more serious health issues such mental breakdown. There are various ways for you to deal with burn out.

1) Take things in stride. Don't over exert and overextend yourself. Learn to say no if the workload is too heavy. Set boundaries on how much you are able to cope without having to struggle painfully throughout the night.
2) Lead a healthy lifestyle with plenty of exercising, adequate rest and eating a well-balanced nutritious diet.
3) Learn how to manage stress. There are various ways to manage stress for instance through meditation, self hypnosis, practice various relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, massage, spa, listening to smoothing music, go to some quite retreat place for relaxation and etc. You may wish to adopt combination of different methods to manage the stress in your daily life.