Burnout Syndrome or burned worker: what it is, symptoms, causes and treatment

Burnout Syndrome (also known as burnout syndrome) is a type of job stress that affects certain people at work. Find out what it is and what signs help you know if you suffer from it or not.

The burnout syndrome is a type of work -related stress, which results in physical exhaustion and mental that directly affects self – esteem and which is characterized by a loss of interest in their sense of responsibility may reach in some cases depression deep.

It manifests itself and is more exposed to those people who are in contact with the fire line, that is, people who are in direct contact with customer service, call it a call center or customer service.

The people most at risk of suffering from Bourn out syndrome are: people who feel that their work is boring, flat; who have very little control over the activities that they carry out in their work, they feel disoriented, like lost.

Symptoms of Burnout Syndrome

When people suffer from this syndrome they tend to manifest a series of quite characteristic symptoms, although it is true that in many cases it is difficult to reach an accurate and exact diagnosis.

When someone is affected by burnout syndrome, they manifest the following characteristics in their personality:

• He becomes cynical at work.
• You become impatient with clients and co-workers.
• You feel disappointed and dissatisfied with your job.
• He suffers from insomnia and has nightmares about his job.
• It directly affects your habits: call it food, alcohol, etc.
• He begins to suffer severe headaches, waist, etc.

Being affected by this disease naturally brings negative consequences on health, which depending on the severity of the syndrome can be more or less serious. The most common are the following: depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, cardiovascular deterioration, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, ulcers, weight loss, allergy, asthma, etc.

How to face and overcome this syndrome

First of all and as we have commented in a previous note, the first thing to do is recognize that one is manifesting and has a problem. Then assume this problem and as a third step, and not the last, ask and go to the help of a professional.

Next we will give you some tips to practically solve this issue:

1. Identify what is causing you stress. Once this has been identified, you can plan a guide to solve the problem.
2. Let your boss know what the problem is and try to solve it as a team.
3. Rescue the positive points of the activities you do at work and that you like the most. Improve personal relationships with your co-workers. Beyond the work environment, perform activities that reward you outside the work environment and propose to have time to rest physically and mentally.
4. Seek help both on and off work by talking to friends, professionals, etc.
5. Evaluate your interests and in case you get to the point of deep analysis and you realize that this job is not for you to decide to take and look for an alternative job.
6. The daily exercise call physical activity helps to disconnect. This can be anything from walking around the square, riding a bike, swimming, or doing any other physical activity that relaxes you.
7. We can also include yoga, tai chi or any other alternative physical activity that positively renews our energy and helps us to definitively combat burnout.