Burnout and compassion fatigue are not the same thing but they are two experiences commonly associated with the work place. The key difference is that compassion fatigue results from the trauma of helping others; burnout results from the impact of a stressful (workplace) environment.
Burnout is “a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress. Though it’s most often caused by problems at work, it can also appear in other areas of life, such as parenting, caretaking, or romantic relationships.” You might be burned out as you navigate your life in a post pandemic world.
Signs of Burnout
Are you?
Exhausted. Taking longer to finish regular tasks? no energy?
Dissatisfied with work? Feeling apathetic?
If it’s every day, it’s normal, then there is a problem.
Tension headaches? bc of chronic workplace stress
Not sleeping or eating well
I will help you draw up and assert your boundaries. Help you be mindful throughout the day to be more present, participate
Work-life integration. Makes it hard to draw a line between the two. So instead of drawing aline, integrate the line so you have enough time for personal life while you get your job done.
Are you dealing with an ever expanding workload? Long hours? Complex client needs? Do you feel exhausted? Frustrated? Depressed? Afraid? Do you sleep less now? Have intrusive images?
feeling detached or numb, emotionally disconnected? helpless? powerless? SLeep and appetite disturbances. pessimistic. easily irritable.
Compassion fatigue diminishes your ability to nurture. You iss important clinical information.
Suppressing the distress take a lot of effort and results in more emotional exhaustion.
Burnout
increacsed sense of hopelessness
difficulty dealing with work?
efforts feel useless? workload unmanageable? anger, frustation,adness, cognitive weariness, emotional an dphyiscal fatigue
patients most at risk
Life transitions and quests to find more authentic versions of self & purpose.
Challenges faced by women, such as exploring the effects of sexism and gender socialization on areas such as body image, setting boundaries, acknowledging and communicating needs.
Working with people in high impact helping professions (healthcare professionals, teachers, social workers, etc) to manage stress, vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.
Healing from trauma.
Stress resilience, worry & anxious thinking.
Feeling down, blue, unmotivated, depressed.
Challenges faced by folks who identify as LGBTQ.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT is a short-term, problem-focused form of behavioral treatment that helps people see the difference between beliefs, thoughts, and feelings, and free them from unhelpful patterns of behavior.
CBT is grounded in the belief that it is a person’s perception of events – rather than the events themselves – that determines how he or she will feel and act in response.
CBT can help with:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD)
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Substance dependency
- Persistent pain
- Disordered eating
- Sexual issues
- Anger management issues
Most people with clearly defined behavioral and emotional concerns tend to reap the benefits of CBT. If any of the above issues resonate with you, I encourage you to try cognitive behavioral therapy.
With CBT, you’ll be able to adjust the thoughts that directly influence your emotions and behavior. This adjustment process is referred to as cognitive reconstructing, which happens through different CBT techniques.
Some CBT techniques are:
- Journalling
- Challenging beliefs
- Relaxation
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Social, physical and thinking exercises
Cognitive behavioral therapy is much more than sitting and talking about whatever comes to mind during a session. CBT sessions are structured to ensure that the therapist and the person in treatment are focused on the different goals of each session, which in turn ensures that each and every session is productive.
If you or someone you know would benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, please contact me today. I would be happy to speak with you about how I may be able to help.