Prevention and treatment of emotional burnout syndrome
Burnout syndrome is a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion resulting from chronic stress at work. It can be characterized by decreased productivity at work, fatigue, insomnia, increased susceptibility to physical illness, use of alcohol or other psychoactive substances, and suicidal behavior.
The main symptoms of the syndrome are:
Emotional exhaustion;
diminished professional skills;
a desire to reduce or formalize interactions with others;
constant expectation of being found unprofessional, punishment;
decreased ability to work, productivity, desire to work;
workaholism: full commitment to life-filling work;
regular headaches;
persistent feeling of fatigue, exhaustion.
Stages of professional burnout
Obsession with demonstrating one's value in front of successful employees;
Inability to disconnect and distract from work;
Neglect of needs: irregular sleep, malnutrition, lack of communication;
Denial of problems, fear, feelings of threat and panic;
Distortion of values, fixation on work;
Intolerance towards coworkers, cynicism towards work, aggressiveness;
Apparent changes in behavior that upset friends and family;
Depersonalization: the person ceases to value self and others, does not notice their needs;
Feeling an inner emptiness, trying to fill it with overeating, alcohol or drugs;
Depression and burnout syndrome: feelings of loss and insecurity, exhaustion, gloomy vision of the future; may include complete mental and physical breakdown; Medical attention may be required at this stage.
Treatment and prevention
Find the causes of the identity crisis: understand exactly what cannot be tolerated in your current job. If negative performance and satisfaction factors prevail, consider changing jobs;
Established limits between:
work and leisure and space;
imposed goals and your personal goals (pay attention to what you need, and this is not an indicator of success and external moral value);
the possible and the impossible;
Take better care of yourself and your body: increase physical activity, increase the duration and quality of your sleep, etc.
Treatment for burnout in Switzerland may include some or all of the following:
Detoxification to rid the body of toxins that have entered the body from the environment as well as from the food, water and medications we take.
Laboratory tests to determine biochemical and neurochemical imbalances in each client. Based on these results, we create a computerized formula of micronutrients and amino acids to restore biochemical and neurochemical balance.
Balancing Life Project Therapy - to help the client identify their life goals.
Psychotherapy to identify and treat underlying psychological problems that have led to substance abuse and other psychological, personal, social or family problems identified in the treatment plan.