Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Are You Burning Out? Think back over the last six months. Have you been noticing changes in yourself or the world around you? Think of your family...your office...social situations. Allowing about 30 seconds for each item answer the following questions. Assign a number from 1 (for no or little change)to 5 (for a great deal of change) to designate the degree of increased difficulty you have experienced. 1. Do you tire more easily? Feel fatigued rather than energetic? 2. Do people annoy you by telling you " You don't look so good lately? " 3. Are you working harder and harder and accomplishing less and less? 4. Are you often overtaken by a sadness you cannot explain? 5. Are you often overtaken by a sadness you cannot explain? 6. Are you forgetting things (appointments, deadlines, personal possessions)? 7. Are you increasingly irritable? Short tempered? Disappointed in the people around you? 8. Are you seeing close friends and family members less frequently? 9. Are you too busy to do even routine things like make phone calls, read reports, or send out Christmas cards? 10. Do you suffer from chronic physical complaints, e.g.,stomach or headaches, a lingering cold? 11. Do you feel disoriented when the activity of the day comes to a halt? 12. Are you unable to laugh at a joke about yourself? 13. Does sex seem like more trouble than it's worth? 14. Do you have very littl to say to people? Very roughly now, place yourself on the burnout scale. If your score is: 0-25...You're doing fine. 26-35...There are things you should be watching. 36-50... You're a candidate for burnout. 51-65... You are buring out. over 65...You're in pretty deep water and you're not doing your physical or mental well being any favors. Keep in mind that this is merely an approximation of the level of stress you are experiencing, useful as a guide to a more satisfying life. Don't let a high score alarm you, but pay attention to it. Burnout is reversible, no matter how far advanced it is. A high score you start being kinder to yourself, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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