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Stressful situations that are short-lived don’t hurt anyone. However, if the stress at work is never-ending, the regulatory mechanism of the body is paralyzed. This favors the onset of a series of physical and mental illnesses:
Tip: Chronic stress disorders, such as burnout, can’t be pinpointed based on a single symptom. Instead, they manifest themselves differently for every person affected. For example, 130 different signs for burnout (in German) are known that must be taken into account when making a diagnosis.
We’re all familiar with the scenario: The to-do list at work has no end in sight and the time you spend at work gets longer and longer. If you are constantly overburdened, you should see this as a warning sign and actively undertake countermeasures. In addition to a company strategy to prevent excessive and undue strain at work, a healthy lifestyle can also contribute to reducing stress.
Relaxation techniques like autogenic training and mindfulness methods are suitable preventative measures and can promote the resiliency of employees in stressful situations. Fostering social contact and exercise are also frequently used means for ensuring more tranquility at the workplace. Listen to your body if it is asking for more balance to work. If you detect a possible burnout syndrome early on, you can react before physical or mental damage occurs and restricts your quality of life.
Stress is caused by the imbalance between the demands placed on people and the resources they have at their disposal to deal with these demands.
Classic examples of what can lead to stress at the workplace are a constantly changing working environment, time pressure for completing tasks, and constantly increasing demands. Likewise, a limited sphere of influence at work, lack of support from line managers or co-workers, discrimination, or violence, as well as fear can exacerbate the feeling of stress.
A burnout doesn’t turn up overnight. Instead, those affected go through a process with numerous steps. If the first warning signs are detected early, long-term effects such as depression and psychosomatic reactions can be prevented. With in-house burnout prevention, you can raise the awareness of your employees for the subject of stress and increase their ability to deal with stress in demanding situations. In this way, you can decrease the risk of becoming ill with burnout syndrome as well as stress-related absences.
