Overcome burnout and overwhelm to improve creativity, health and performance
Coaches, psychologists and others provide information and suggestions to help us manage physical and emotional health better.
Most of us experience some degree of unhealthy stress, overwhelm, even burnout at times.
Healthcare professionals can be especially vulnerable, but people in various careers and professions also have these experiences.
How can we help ourselves be more resilient?
What is Burnout? by Zarya Rubin, MD
Zarya Rubin, MD: “Okay, so what is burnout? There’s this cute little infographic, Venn diagram that shows the intersection between exhaustion, cynicism, inefficacy – kind of the perfect storm of different elements combining.
“Now I pulled the W.H.O. Definition cuz people are like, ooh, the W.H.O. Is recognizing burnout. But I gotta admit I don’t love it.
“According to the W.H.O, it’s classified as a workplace condition and not a medical condition, not a disorder. I really disagree with that.”
She adds in a podcast interview:
“It’s not just work-related stress that can contribute to feelings of burnout. The household chores, long shifts, and a lack of much free time can also play a role.”
Dr. Zarya is a Harvard trained MD turned functional medicine health coach.
What is Burnout? Video by University of California Television, with Dr. Larissa Thomas.
“There’s actually a formal definition of burnout. It’s an intuitive definition but it has three domains: Emotional exhaustion, Cynicism and depersonalization, Feelings of ineffectiveness.”
Coping with Stress and Burnout
“Stress can produce harmful conditions if it becomes a constant in our life. When under constant stress, the body’s ability to rest and recuperate is minimized and even nullified. If you find yourself in a perpetual stress mode (chronic stress) a completely different result occurs, it’s called burnout.
“While burnout is technically a form of stress, it is important to note a clear distinction between the two.
“With stress, various short-term solutions can help a person navigate through and recover quickly.
“However, once a person experiences burnout, their body faces complete exhaustion and fatigue that cannot be “cured” by resting alone. Those who suffer from burnout can experience issues such as:
Insomnia
Inability to concentrate
Lack of emotion regulation
Brain fog …
See article for more, including TIPS FOR COPING WITH STRESS AND BURNOUT :
Coping with Stress and Burnout By Sofia Schuringa, BA Psych, ADMH, RHNC, Online-Therapy.
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How to improve your memory under burnout and stress
Burnout and memory
“Based on Muse’s 2022 Brain Health Report, Americans ranked memory as the most important aspect of brain health.
“If you’ve been experiencing burnout, you might be inclined to believe that it’s detrimental to your memory. On the other hand, you might recall moments of high stress or pressure when you surprisingly performed better and succeeded.
“As it turns out, both cases of the effects of burnout on memory are true.”
Read ‘7 tips to improve your cognitive abilities and combat burnout and stress’ in post by Stephanie Hsu on the Muse Brain Sensing Headband site: “How to improve your memory under burnout and stress.”
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