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Feeling like things are becoming too much for you lately? Perhaps you're irritable and feel unappreciated, overworked and just need a break? You might be experiencing the symptoms of "burnout," a common phenomenon that affects just about everyone, if they don't take time to "smell the roses." We've put a few categories here, but that doesn't mean burnout is the exclusive domain of people in those professions. Anyone can experience burnout. If you're a parent, you certainly can feel the heavy burden of burnout.
Consider the fact that technology has made our work life an integral part of our at-home life and you can see that the problem needs attention. A 2007 survey found that 20% of workers would be checking in with the office while on vacation, 77% said they felt burned out on the job, 37% of working fathers would consider less pay for a better balance of work and home life and more than 50% of the people in the survey indicated they worked under a great deal of stress.
What can you do about it? You're probably saying to yourself that Dr. Farrell really doesn't understand, she's never been there. It's my job, my home, my spouse, my income, my mortgage and it's all coming down on my head at once. Yes, I do understand because I'm in a group of the prime professions for burnout--the helping professions.
What are some of the signs of burnout? Here are just a few:
Feeling more cynical, critical and becoming sarcastic
Diminished ability to feel joy
Problems getting yourself to work
Getting to work late and wanting to leave early
Easily irritated and impatient
Little satisfaction from your achievements
Poor ability to "laugh things" off
Disillusioned about your job
Sleep or appetite changes
Frequent headache, neck or lower back pain
Burnout Prevention and Recovery (MIT)
Preventing and Curing Employee Burnout
Coping With Burnout: The ALS Association
NURSES
American Holistic Nurses Association
Stress and Nursing Burnout Management
Professional Burnout Among Nursing Home Personnel
Burnout in my 5th year...another nursing statistic
NursingLink: Identifying Professional Burnout
CancerWeb: Burnout, Professional
Occupational stress and professional burnout in staff working in HIV/AIDS
PARENTS
Banishing the Parent Burnout Blues
Preventing Parent Burn Out: Model for Teaching Effective Coping
Avoid Burnout When Caregiving an Aging Parent
Parental Burnout: A Very Real Feature of the American Youth System as We Know It
Replenish Thyself: Steering Clear of Parent Burnout
TEACHERS
Studies in Teacher Burnout (Hong Kong)
Teacher Burnout: How do we cope with it?
Preventing Youth Sport Burnout
Burnout Among Athletes Spreading
Professional Burnout (Univ. of Pittsburgh)
BioInfoBank Library: Burnout, Professional, etiology
Burnout Prevention for Professionals in Psychology
When Professional Burnout Syndrome Leads to Dysthymia
Young Museum Professionals: Avoiding Burnout as a Young Professional
Mid-career Burnout in Generalist and Specialists Physicians
Assessing Knowledge of Professional Burnout in College Students Entering Helping Professions
A Measure of Staff Burnout Among Health Professionals
Putting ‘Life’ Back Into Your Professional Life (AAFP)
Burnout Among Future Construction Professionals in Hong Kong
Workers with Burnout Less Likely to Receive Occupational Interventions
Anxiety at Work: The Road to Burnout
Five Warning Signs of Job Burnout
Burned Out, Fried, Toast! (Social workers)
Why May Caregiver Burnout Occur in the Workplace?
The Hidden Causes of Worker Burnout
ACCOUNTANTS
Stemming the Tide of CPA Burnout
Tax Season Taxes Accountants to the Max
Behavioral Research in Accounting
Burned Out on Public Accounting? Explore Career Options on the Private Side
Antecedents to Internal Auditor Burnout
Antecedents and Consequences in Accounting: Beyond the Role Stress Model
After Burnout: Reigniting the Flame
CPAs Get Smart in Staff Crisis
Account and Business Education Research Unit (Univ. of Sheffield)
POLICE PERSONNEL
Police Stress and Employee Assistance Programs
Cynicism and Job Dissatisfaction: Negative Effects of Internal Stress on Police Performance
Police/Law Enforcement Officer
Stress and Strain Among Police, Firefighters and Government Workers
Factors of Stress Among Police Officers
Patterns of PTSD Among Police Officers Following Shooting Incidents
Firefighter/Police Performance Services
Communication and Organizational Stress within Police Marriages
CLERGY
Clergy Burnout: An integrative approach
Clergy Burnout: Recovering from the 70 Hour Week (book)
Recognizing Precursors of Burnout!
Predicting Burnout, Conflict Management Style and Turnover Among Clergy
Burnout a Reality for Many Clergy
PHYSICIANS
Physician Burnout and Perceived Medical Errors
Burnout and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Medical Students
Burnount rates in each year of medical school
Personal Life Events and Medical Student Burnout
Counseling May Reduce Clinician Burnout and Stress