Are you feeling overcome by the stresses of life? Do you feel like you are about to burn out? Tired of people, ministry, even life? Do you have a hard time getting up in the morning? If any of these make you stop and think, you may be well on your way to feeling burned out.
Burnout occurs more often than one might expect with stress being the main cause.
You are not alone though; as many as one in three Americans feel like they have a lot of stress in their lives.
With stress and burnout such a big problem, what are some of the reasons for feeling burned out? Well, there could be a number of reasons why you are feeling depressed, tired and stressed or maybe just one or two.
It is important to identify them, and one way to do that is to look at the signs of burnout and see if they match up with anything in your life.
After that you can try to start cutting back or avoiding those things that cause burnout in your life.
Read the following to learn what the 7 major burnout signs are and then try to think about whether they show up in your life.
The 7 major signs of Burnout: oConstantly busy with "Important" things that cause you to feel overwhelmed.
This could be due to an inability to say no to things, or simply a difficult and demanding job.
oFeeling tired or constantly staying up late at night and not getting enough sleep.
People might tell you that you look tired or you often fall asleep in meetings or church.
oReacting negatively to people or getting angry over little things.
This doesn't mean just getting angry with close friends and family, it also means you ignore or respond harshly to people you normally have to work hard at being nice to.
oA sense of being spiritually drained or uninterested in the Bible and church.
You might find yourself being distracted at church or simply wondering why you bother going.
oSpiritual stagnation, no motivation to grow in your relationship with God.
oNeglecting personal needs and those of your family.
You might feel that you are already spending all of your energy on ministry or other 'good' things and when you come home you have nothing left and you just want to sit and be left alone or do whatever you want to do.
oWork or ministry has become monotonous and you feel no enjoyment in what you do.
This could be from working in the wrong kind of job.
Do you see these signs in your own life? Even small parts of these signs could be an indicator that you might be getting burned out from your ministry or job.
And when you get burned out, your effectiveness in your job or ministry drops to near zero.
Now that you know what signs of burnout might be in your life, it's time to look into recovering and healing from burnout.
It is important to note that stress at times in some small amounts can be good.
It can help motivate, and encourage you to get things done.
But it is easy to go from a reasonable amount of stress to way too much, stress in your life.
It can sometimes be hard to tell when you have a reasonable amount and when you are overloaded but if you notice any of the signs, it probably means you have to much stress in your life.
Burnout on the other hand, is not something you want any amount of in your life.
It is important to realize the difference now so that you can deal with it and recover as soon as possible.
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