{"id":1480,"date":"2019-08-28T12:11:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2019-08-28T12:11:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:11:55","slug":"workplace-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/workplace-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the workforce continues to grow and workplace pressure continues to build, an increasing
\nnumber of people are admitting to experiencing burnout at work. Burnout is described by the World
\nHealth Organization as an \u201coccupational phenomenon,\u201d and defines it as a \u201cstate of vital exhaustion.\u201d
\nMany researchers refer to it as an \u201coccupational disease\u201d\u00a0and believe the occupations with the most
\nrisk of burnout are those in healthcare, social work, police work, teaching, and customer service.<\/p>\n

Academic and mental health professionals have been working for years to come up with a
\ndefinition for burnout based on its causes and symptoms. Some believe burnout is brought about
\nthrough chronic workplace stress that is improperly managed and others believe there are other
\nconditions, such as depression, that are behind burnout and have nothing to do with their actual job.<\/p>\n

The American Psychological Association\u2019s David Ballard, PsyD describes job burnout as \u201can
\nextended period of time where someone experiences exhaustion and a lack of interest in things,
\nresulting in a decline in their job performance.\u201d Burnout may feature feelings of depleted energy and
\nnegative feelings; irritability with co-workers, customers or clients; difficulty concentrating; use food,
\ndrugs or alcohol to feel better or not feel at all; unexplained headaches, digestive or other medical
\nconcerns that can\u2019t be explained; cognitive problems; etc.<\/p>\n

Studies have shown that healthy levels of stress can boost one\u2019s motivation while improving
\nmental performance. Unhealthy levels of stress can have several negative physical and mental effects
\nthat drastically affect one\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n

Some reasons that lead to burnout are \u2013 feeling like you have to carry the constant
\nexpectation of success coupled with few opportunities for breaks; pressures of an increased
\nworkload; toxic work atmosphere; financial instability; workplace politics; unsupportive superiors;
\nlack or poor communication; feeling that examples set by management who are work-a-holics expect
\ntheir employees to do the same; allowing your work to seep into the time you should dedicate to
\npersonal relationships and self-care.<\/p>\n

If you recognize or suspect that you are experiencing workplace burnout, you should take
\naction to help alleviate the stressors causing your burnout or ask for help. Things you can do take
\naction include \u2013 discussing your concerns with your supervisor; reach out to those you trust to help
\nyou; set aside a portion of your day to engage in something you enjoy and enable yourself to build
\nyour inner strength; engage in activities that will allow you to unwind and disengage from the triggers
\nthat are causing burnout; turn off your workplace devices (e.g. cell phones) and unplug; reorganize
\nand reprioritize what\u2019s truly important; exercise; and get some sleep.<\/p>\n

Some organizations will have support already in place for when staff members require
\nsupport. MyHealth Alberta also has some excellent resources to help manage job stress –
\nhttps:\/\/myhealth.alberta.ca\/health\/Pages\/conditions.aspx?hwid=ta5662spec<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to speak with one of our physicians to learn more about managing workplace
\nburnout or the difference between healthy and dangerous levels of stress, book an appointment with
\nyour physician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the workforce continues to grow and workplace pressure continues to build, an increasing number of people are admitting to experiencing burnout at work. Burnout is described by the World Health Organization as an \u201coccupational phenomenon,\u201d and defines it as a \u201cstate of vital exhaustion.\u201d Many researchers refer to it as an \u201coccupational disease\u201d\u00a0and believe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[132,133,71,25,134],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1483,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480\/revisions\/1483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imaginehealthcentres.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}