Those who overexert themselves can suffer a burnout, they say. A survey shows that this is not a decisive factor, but another factor.
- Those who suffer a burnout feel chronically overwhelmed.
- However, a survey shows that overexertion is not the decisive factor for burnout *.
- So there is a much more crucial factor that triggers burnout.
Burnout: One factor is crucial
As the General Social Survey, a survey that was carried out in 2016 but is still relevant, showed that one factor favors whether you get a burnout . And that's loneliness . The study came to the conclusion that the more a person is overworked, the more lonely they feel. And the greater the loneliness, the faster people feel overwhelmed.
According to the study, people now report 20 percent more overexertion than was the case 20 years ago. 50 percent reported that the trigger came from work .
Symptoms of burnout are as follows :
- exhaustion
- Mind carousel
- Feeling of too little recognition
- psychosomatic problems
- Resignation / detachment
- Decline in performance
- depression
Read here : Doctors didn't believe a word: Young woman is so exhausted that she can't get out of bed.
Loneliness as the cause of burnout - and other illnesses
Loneliness makes us sick and has devastating consequences for those affected. John Cacioppo, an expert in the research field of loneliness, knows about the devastating effects on mental and physical health as well as the life expectancy of lonely people, as the portal Businessinsider reported. Another study also showed that the risk of a heart attack or heart disease from loneliness can increase by as much as 30 percent.
Conversely, the absence of loneliness has extremely positive effects : Those who are sociable, engage in new things and maintain (valuable!) Social contacts and, above all, feel a sense of security, prevent burnout, anxiety and depression and even strengthen their immune systems .
This is how you prevent burnout through the workplace
Firms can avoid cases of burnout. What it is all about is increasing productivity and satisfaction. Because those who feel that they are needed work better and happier. What ultimately makes it so that employees do not get burnout comes not least from how happy you are in the office and how well you get along with your colleagues. If the climate is right, mental health is also guaranteed .
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