As of: March 13, 2024, 12:00 p.m
By: Carina Blumenroth
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A lot of stress at work and time pressure, challenges in your private life – that can drain your strength.
Exhaustion and burnout can be the result.
Your own psyche can play tricks on you, sometimes even to the point where you are no longer able to work.
A survey by the
health insurance company DAK
has shown that absences from work due to mental illnesses will have reached a new high in 2022.
Accordingly, around 301 days of absence were distributed among 100 insured people.
Compared to the previous year's report, an increase was particularly noticeable among young women and men between the ages of 25 and 29.
What those affected need to know about burnout.
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What exactly is burnout?
Just a bit exhausted or is it already burnout?
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In medicine and science it is unanimously reported that burnout has three criteria,
ZDF informs today
.
Feeling of exhaustion
Distancing (mentally) from job and duties
Reduced performance
This describes the upper groups that can be made more specific.
For example, the feeling of exhaustion can be felt emotionally and physically, informs the
Techniker Krankenkasse
.
Those affected feel tired or weak, but physical signs such as digestive problems can also occur.
In general, your attitude towards work and colleagues changes.
You may perceive your tasks as a great challenge, which is why you may lack the drive to do them.
What other physical signs you may notice:
Headache
Lightheadedness
Tinnitus
Dental problems (grinding, tension in the chewing muscles)
heart problems
Stomach problems
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If you are struggling with challenges for a long time, you should consult a doctor.
“For example, anyone who has long-term significant problems coping with performance demands in everyday work and suffers from severe symptoms such as:
If you have symptoms such as tension, exhaustion, reduced performance or sleep disorders, you should seek professional help.
Better too early than too late,” says Brunna Tuschen-Caffier, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, to
ZDF today
.
Sick leave in case of burnout
As a first step, you can contact your family doctor and ask for support.
If necessary, they can then refer you to a specialist and give you sick leave.
As with most other reasons for illness, your employer does not need to know why you are on sick leave.
However, it is possible that you will be absent for a long time due to burnout, which is why communication with your employer can be useful in the long term.
If burnout has been diagnosed, healing can take different amounts of time.
Depending on the severity, outpatient or inpatient treatment may be necessary, reports
Advocard.de
.
In the case of mild effects, autogenic training, for example, can help, informs
ZDF today
.
If you have been diagnosed with incapacity for work for six weeks, you will receive your normal salary from your employer during this time.
If you continue to be on sick leave, you will receive sick pay from the health insurance company.
That's 70 percent of the gross salary, writes
Stiftung Warentest
.