What are the symptoms of Burnout? Post 2

There are many symptoms of burnout - some of which are physical and some psychological. Symptoms of burn out include; Slow recovery from colds or flu, back pain/chest pain, allergies, head aches anxiety, depression, numbness, changes in weight, ovarian cysts, IBS, carpal tunnel syndrome, adrenal fatigue , disturbed sleep, isolation, nervousness, panic attacks, lack of proprioception, digestive problems and cravings for sweet or salty foods.

Burnout is the result of various factors cumulating in prolonged stress and poor lifestyle choices that leads to severe depletion of the auto immune system and adrenal glands. It is not unique to one type of personality or profession and in all burnout cases many underlying factors can be found.

Each burnout experience is unique to the individual. Some people completely crash, well others repeated patterns of chronic self-destruction throughout the course of their life, continuously feeling rundown yet never actually reaching breaking point.

When we fail to identify the root cause of burnout, our conditions can worsen resulting in the extreme deregulation of adrenaline and cortisol in the bloodstream and diagnosis of autoimmune disorders and associated illnesses including MS, ME, chronic fatigue, lupus, post viral fatigue syndrome, hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and even cancer.

At the time when the preliminary research into burnout was conducted, Digital technology was still in its infancy, and there were arguably fewer contributing stresses present. With the advent of the 24 seven age of connectivity in which we now live, however, burnout has become a the concern.

One of the primary reasons for this widespread increase is due to the digital overload. Technological advances have certainly helped us move forward and make remarkable progresses that would not otherwise have been possible, at the same time technology is causing many more workers to stay chained to their desks for more hours than ever before. A recent study found that one in 10 Britons now eats three meals per day at work because of such long hours and spends at least five hours and 45 minutes completely desk bound. Sitting for extended periods also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and obesity. Researchers have found that working more than eight hours per day increases the rate risk of dementia later in life.

Neuroscientists increasingly warn us that we are consuming too much information, which causes the brain to function in a continuously hyper alert state, making it difficult to disconnect for us even after we managed to detach ourselves from our addictive electronic devices and switch them off.