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Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

NikNikSenior Contributor

Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Hi everyone,

For the "average" person, the holiday break provides a time to unwind and relax after a big year. For those of us with a loved one with a mental illness, it can mean added stress through services being closed, disruptive routines, triggering holidays - things that the "average" person wouldn't understand.

This is why January frequently "burn out" time for many of us.

During this Topic Tuesday we will discuss noticing and managing burn out when it creeps in. Whether you have wonderful strategies to share or are in the middle of it all and need help - join us from 7pm AEDT.

Two things you can do now:

1) Hit the 'Like' button below if you want an email reminder on the night

2) Read our blog about Burn Out

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JannaSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Hi @Former-Member and thanks for linking me to this as I was not aware it was the topic and is very relevant.

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NikNikSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Nice to see you @Former-Member

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outlanderSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

hi all 🙂

i would say im around a 3 on the scale

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NikNikSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

I wanted to share the common symptoms of ‘burnout’, as burnout manifests in different people. What below resonates with you?

Physical signs:

  • Feeling tired and drained most of the time
  • Lowered immunity, getting sick a lot
  • Frequent headaches or muscle pain
  • Change in appetite
  • Change in sleep habits

Emotional signs:

  • Sense of failure and self-doubt
  • Feeling helpless, trapped, and defeated
  • Detachment, feeling alone in the world
  • Loss of motivation
  • Increasingly cynical and negative outlook
  • Decreased satisfaction and sense of accomplishment
  • Loss of creativity

Behavioural signs:

  • Withdrawing from responsibilities
  • Isolating yourself from others
  • Procrastinating, taking longer to get things done
  • Using food, drugs, or alcohol to cope
  • Taking out your frustrations on others
  • Missing work or coming in late and leaving early

Where are people feeling it at the moment?

Am I missing any symptoms?

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NikNikSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

@outlander - really glad you're joining us tonight 🙂

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JannaSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Yup - can relate to those although for me my signs/symptoms predominantly sit in the emotional and behavioural categories :face_with_rolling_eyes:

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JannaSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Rereading the list I definitely got hit on the emotional side more than anything.

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Mazza1Casual Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Me too - not so much of the physical symptoms but right on for emotional and sometimes behavioural.

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outlanderSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

its hard for me to distinguish between burnout and my usual mental health stuff but right now im mostly feeling it in the physical side of things with the overall tiredness and lethargy, and im actually sleeping more which is unusal for me and just have the bleh type feeling...

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday// Burn Out // Tues. 23 Jan. 7pm - 9pm AEDT

Where are people feeling it at the moment? --- ammm at the moment @NikNik, I think this might cover it

  • Feeling tired and drained most of the time
  • Lowered immunity, getting sick a lot
  • Frequent headaches or muscle pain
  • Change in sleep habits

  • Sense of failure and self-doubt
  • Feeling helpless, trapped,
  • feeling alone in the world
  • Loss of motivation
  • Increasingly cynical and negative outlook

  • Isolating yourself from others
  • Procrastinating, taking longer to get things done
  • Using food, drugs, or alcohol to cope

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