| Job or work burnout can lead to affect not just your | | | | Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: |
| career, but all areas in your life such as your health, | | | | Eat healthy, stick to fresh and healthy foods |
| your social and personal relationships. It's important to | | | | Get sufficient rest and sleep |
| detect and deal with burnout right away as long term | | | | Exercise 3-4 times a week. |
| consequences may also lead to illnesses. | | | | Pay attention to your body's signals of stress |
| Detecting burnout seems like the easier part. | | | | Try out a new sport |
| You may be on the Road to Burn Out if: | | | | Call for Back Up: |
| 1. Everyday seems to be a bad day. You are not | | | | Hang out with people who make you laugh. |
| affected or cheered by good news or progress in | | | | Surround yourself with friends and family by whom |
| your work and tend to look at successes in the work | | | | you feel supported. |
| place with sarcasm. | | | | Attend a support group where you can share your |
| 2. You seem exhausted all the time. Even if it's just half | | | | concerns and feelings. |
| way through the day and with less workload, you still | | | | Create a support /discussion group at work where |
| seem to be tired. | | | | you can share your concerns, while being willing to talk |
| 3. You care less about your colleagues at work. | | | | about your part in the problem and the solution. |
| Professional relationships with co workers seem to be | | | | Utilize your company's Human Resources |
| diminishing. | | | | Department to receive support/counseling or referrals |
| 4. You find that your tasks are either dull or | | | | for services that can assist you. |
| overwhelming and you feel like nothing you do makes | | | | See a counselor or therapist if you are in need of |
| a difference or is appreciated. | | | | more extensive mental health support. |
| Here are steps in dealing with burnout: | | | | |