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10 signs you're burning out and how to stop it

Published by Business Insider on Sun, 01 May 2016


Even the best jobs can lead to burnout. The harder you work and the more motivated you are to succeed, the easier it is to get in over your head.The prevalence of burnout is increasing as technology further blurs the line between work and home.New research from the American Psychological Association and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago reported the following:48% of Americans experienced increased stress over the past 5 years31% of employed adults have difficulty managing their work and family responsibilities53% say work leaves them "overtired and overwhelmed."A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll found that "burnout from my current job" was one of the top reasons that people quit.Related:Breaking These 13 Bad Habits Will Make You HappierBurnout can get the better of you, even when you have great passion for your work. Arianna Huffington experienced this first hand when she almost lost an eye from burnout. She was so tired at work that she passed out, hitting her face on her desk. She broke her cheek bone and had to get four stitchesonher eye."I wish I could go back and tell myself that not only is there no trade-off between living a well-rounded life and high performance, performance is actually improved when our lives include time for renewal, wisdom, wonder and giving. That would have saved me a lot of unnecessary stress, burnout and exhaustion."Arianna HuffingtonBurnout often results from a misalignment of input and output; you get burnt out when you feel like youre putting more into your work than youre getting out of it. Sometimes this happens when a job isnt rewarding, but more often than not its because you arent taking care of yourself.Before you can treat and even prevent burnout, you need to recognize the warning signs so that youll know when its time to take action. Here they are, in no particular order.SEE ALSO:11 TED Talks to watch when you're feeling totally burned out1. Health problems.Burnout has a massive, negative impact upon your physical and mental health. Whether youre experiencing back pain, depression, heart disease, obesity, or youre just getting sick a lot, you need to consider the role your work is playing in this. Youll know when burnout is affecting your health, and youll just have to decide whether your approach to work is worth the consequences.Related:10 Rules for Beating Stress2. Cognitive difficulties.Research shows that stress hammers the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for executive function. Executive function impacts your memory, decision-making abilities, emotional control, and focus.When you notice that youre making silly mistakes, forgetting important things, having outbursts of emotion, or making poor decisions, youre likely burning out.3. Difficulty with work and personal relationships.Stress bleeds over into everything you do, particularly how you interact with people. Even when you feel that youre keeping your stress under control at work, it can rear its ugly head at home. Often its your relationships that suffer.Stress makes many people more likely to snap at others, lose their cool, and get involved in silly, unnecessary conflicts. Others are more inclined to withdraw and avoid people they care about.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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