Emotional exhaustion is the most invisible and insidious of the three states of exhaustion, and is considered one of the leading indicators of imminent burnout. So how can we identify it and deal with it?Emotional exhaustion can lead to emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion.
The Invisible Enemy
Emotional exhaustion is an overwhelming depletion of a person’s emotional capacity, usually due to stress from the work environment.
- The key symptoms of emotional exhaustion are: Lack of motivation, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, irritability, trouble with concentration, increased apathy or cynicism.
How to deal with emotional exhaustion
Get some sleep
- Our bodies were not meant to be in a constant state of stress, and this continuous tension can have a negative impact on how we recover at night.
- Check in with yourself
- Is there pressure at work at the moment?
- Do I feel motivated to start your day? How energetic do I feel? Am I feeling focussed and prepared? What am I dealing with outside of work? Take a break
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