Psychologist named a way to avoid burnout before the New Year

Family psychologist Daria Salnikova told how to survive November and reach the New Year without burnout.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Wednesday, November 5, the psychologist recalled that a long weekend is a double—edged sword: on the one hand, an opportunity to relax, on the other, a difficult return to a working rhythm.

According to her, a protracted marathon begins in autumn — first the autumn blues, then the withdrawal from the holidays, New Year's Eve deadlines and fatigue. By November, many people are already exhausted, so it is important not to try to take the maximum immediately after a rest, but to distribute forces gradually.

The expert noted that after the holidays, people often go to extremes: either they try to complete the entire accumulated volume of tasks and quickly burn out, or they sink into apathy and then blame themselves for inaction.

To save energy until the end of the year, the psychologist advises not to strive to fulfill a one hundred percent plan and allow yourself to reduce your workload, look for a balance between work and rest, do not demand super efforts from yourself and soberly assess your strength, avoiding high expectations.

The main thing, she stressed, is not to give everything in the first week, but to calmly reach the finish line of the New Year's marathon.

What is burnout at work: symptoms, how to cope

Psychologists have told us how to save your career and family if things don't bring you joy.

Earlier on November 5, HR expert Vladislav Bykhanov called sports an effective way to combat depression and professional burnout. According to him, studies confirm a significant reduction in the level of depression in active people. The difference reaches about 30% compared to those who lead a sedentary lifestyle, notes 360.ru .

On October 31, a study showed that the main fear of working Russians was emotional burnout — 42% of respondents named it in a recruitment service study. hh.ru . It is reported that in the second position of the anxiety rating there were problems with wages — delays, non-payment or reduction of wages, which concern 35% of respondents.

On October 9, Roskachestvo expert Alyona Berestova noted that excessive control by management often causes professional burnout of employees. She noted that due to excessive control, the best employees leave over time, projects slow down, and processes lose flexibility. At the same time, the manager himself suffers, having to keep in mind a lot of small tasks instead of strategic ones, RT reports.

In June, the survey Life.ru He showed that 44% of Russians support the idea of vacation for employees with burnout. 18% of respondents called the fight against burnout "pampering" and an excuse for undisciplined employees. Another 38% believe that a vacation will not help — a burned-out employee simply will not return after it.

In September, Pavel Zhavnerov, a psychologist on anxiety disorders, told NSN that people should change their reactions to stress, then there will be no emotional burnout. Burnout occurs due to the accumulation of daily negative emotions. The reason for it is not stressful work, but the person's lack of the necessary skills to overcome them.

Previously, an American specialist in personal development, Mel Robbins, proposed an effective way to combat emotional burnout — the "five seconds" method. The essence of the method is to get out of bed immediately after the first alarm ring, notes Pravda.Ru .

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