Take Charge! Live Well!

Take Charge! Live Well!

From burned out to balanced: Undoing the effects of stress, including tips for getting a better night's sleep

Luke Staebell, CPT, Healthways Darcie Schultz, MPH, CHES, Healthways

Understanding Burnout

What is it?

? Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion

Symptoms:

? Feelings of disillusion & helplessness ? Being completely worn out ? Problems seem insurmountable & everything looks bleak ? Lack of caring for things that you may normally care about ? Lowered immunity accompanied by frequent pains



The Road to Burnout

Thoughts and feelings: ? Every day is a "bad day" ? Caring about work or home seems like a waste of time ? Most of your day is spent doing tasks that you deem tedious and dull ? Belief that your job duties are insignificant

On-the-Job Stress

Report they feel "quite a bit or extremely stressed at work."

29%

Survey by Yale University

Report they are "often or very often burned out or stressed by their work."

26%

Report their job is "very or extremely stressful."

40%

0%

10% 20% 30%

Department of Health and Human Services (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Publication No. 99?101

40%

50%

Survey by the Families and Work Institute

Survey by Northwestern National Life

Common Causes of Burnout

? Excessive and prolonged stress ? Constant demands that seemingly cannot be met ? Having little or no control over your work ? Unclear job expectations ? Working in a hectic or high pressure environment

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