The expert spoke about ways to detect burnout

The ability to recognize and distinguish fatigue from burnout is of great importance, because, unlike ordinary fatigue, burnout does not go away without a trace and requires precise actions to recover. On August 29, Irina Tarasova, cardiologist at SM Clinic, spoke about ways to distinguish one from the other.

The doctor explained that fatigue disappears after rest, and in the morning there is energy, interest in life and joy from communication. However, burnout persists even after sleep and weekends, causing feelings of worthlessness, apathy, and anxiety.

"Sometimes physical manifestations also occur — chronic diseases worsen, immunity decreases, blood pressure jumps, head and heart ache, and insomnia appears. However, doctors often find nothing. The body hurts because the soul hurts," Tarasova shared in her conversation with Gazeta.Ru».

It is clarified that people who work too hard and strive for the ideal, forgetting about themselves, especially often burn out.

Tarasova advises that to overcome burnout, acknowledge the problem, slow down, communicate with trusted people and take care of yourself. It's also worth reviewing your goals and figuring out where to go next.

"Burnout won't go away on its own, but it's reversible. <...> Sometimes you just need someone who listens and helps you sort yourself out," the expert concluded.

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On August 21, Evgeny Kokin, cardiologist at JSC "Medicine", said that stress has a devastating effect on the cardiovascular system, even if its consequences are not obvious at first glance. It was clarified that when we encounter nervous situations, our body reacts to them with an adrenaline rush, which can trigger a blood pressure spike, cardiac arrhythmia and inflammatory processes in the blood vessels.

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