First, let’s take a look at the following indicators of emotional exhaustion by psychologist Georgia Witkin
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#8Metrics of Emotional Exhaustion#
seldom laughs
Not sleeping well
Become irritable
Stressed more easily than ever
Easier to cry, may cry when watching movies or watching news
The senses are sluggish, the food doesn’t taste good, and I just want to wear black and gray clothes
Have social difficulties, making it difficult to focus on what others are saying
Very sensitive and frightened by the slightest movement
If you have more than one symptom, it means you may be in psychological crisis and need to stop!
It is recommended to take a good look at your environment, stressors, and make adjustments.
What is emotional exhaustion?
It is a state of psychological exhaustion due to the constant buildup of stress.
You may feel powerless or trapped.
Living in a society where everyone is under pressure, big and small.
It’s just that sometimes, when the stress is so overwhelmed that our body’s emergency response mechanism is triggered, the adrenaline starts to soar.
It puts the brain and body into a state of tightness, and it quickly depletes mood-stabilizing hormones.
At this point, the person seems to be an expanding balloon.
Even if there is one extra straw at this time—sickness, work setbacks, the balloon will pop and the whole person will collapse.
Emotional exhaustion is the main source of chronic stress at work and in life.
Then how exactly is it triggered?
There are many factors, such as parenting, financial stress, working long hours or a job you don’t like, always being in that caring role, and so on.
The emotional exhaustion brought about by prolonged stress can leave us with no extra energy to cope with life, and it will have a lot of impact on our health.
For example: obesity, insomnia, cold, or risk of high blood pressure, premature aging, etc..
Psychologist Jayne Leonard points out that several groups of people are more likely to experience emotional exhaustion:
1) Work in demanding jobs
Occupations that require long hours of intense concentration, such as programmers, medical practitioners, etc., or people who spend a lot of time thinking about work in their spare time are more prone to emotional downtime.
2) Perfectionist
In their habit of striving for perfection in one or more areas, they can’t help but put themselves under pressure, which can easily lead to emotional exhaustion.
3) People who lack love for themselves
Many people put their health and emotions behind other things. They often lack physical activity and don’t take good care of themselves on a daily basis.
4) Lonely people
Some people, even if they feel lonely, stay at home for long periods of time and have difficulty getting enough emotional support.
Research shows that social connections can help reduce emotional burnout and make people feel better about themselves.
Speaking of which, exhausted emotions, how to recover?
Is there an easy way to do it without too much effort?
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