There are many things that cause burnout and stress. It could be a little problem or a large problem. Everyone handles stress differently too. A great way to reduce or prevent stress from turning in to burnout is using self care.
There are 5 different areas that you should do self care in routinely. They are physical, mental, emotional spiritual and social. It is important to incorporate practices from each area. This way you reap the full benefits of using self care. I have created a list of things that can be useful: Physical
These are just some of the many ideas that you could try. I would recommend doing a little in each area a week. Ideally 30 minutes to an hour is a great amount of time. If you are short on time or aren't used to doing self care start with 10 minutes a day. I hope you get creative and start to really enjoy taking time for yourself. Perfectionism? What is it? Perfectionism... What is it? The American psychological Association defines perfectionism as the tendency to demand of others or oneself and extremely high or even flawless level of performance in excess of what is required by the situation. Perfectionism is a way of thinking. Do you find yourself identifying to any of these behaviors or something similar?
· Self-oriented perfectionism: Excessively high personal expectations · Socially prescribed perfectionism: Excessively high social expectations · Other-oriented perfectionism: Excessively high expectations of others · There are also two important sub-dimensions of perfectionism, which are: · Excellence-seeking perfectionism: A fixation with—and demand for—excessively high expectations to be met · Failure-avoiding perfectionism: A fixation with—and aversion to—failure · People who experience perfectionism can exhibit one or multiple types and one or both sub-dimensions. Perfectionism is widespread, affecting nearly one or two in five young people (depending on the study and the age range). And it’s on the rise. All three types of perfectionism have increased over time, but socially prescribed perfectionism, which is most highly correlated to serious mental health conditions, has increased the most. From 1989 to 2017 the number of young people who reported clinically relevant levels of socially prescribed perfectionism rose from 9% to 18%, doubling in the span of less than 30 years. Ok but I don’t want to bore you with statistics. The main thing is we need to work towards becoming aware and reducing it not increasing it. So how do we do that?
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AuthorI'm Stephanie, a counselor (PLPC in Louisiana) and life coach (nationwide). I am passionate about mental health, marriage, family and overcoming addiction. I love my job and I want to be able to support and encourage you and yours!
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