You might be wondering if you have burnout?
Have you reached the point where your morning coffee’s are no longer giving you the boost you need? Are you feeling exhausted and depleted after getting home from work? You might be wondering if you have burnout. Burnout is a common threat that is rapidly increasing throughout the workplace. Reaching epic proportions in many industrialised countries, the effects of running businesses, working in corporations, or even working long hours has profound effects on our bodies.
Where this condition has long been perceived as an emotional reaction to a challenging job, judged merely as stress, scientific evidence has illustrated that burnout takes a toll on physical well-being as well as mental and emotional well-being.
Neuroscientists have revealed that burnout enlarges the amygdala: the part of the brain that controls emotional reactions and governs our fight or flight response. As a result of burnout, the brain becomes on high alert looking for potential threats thereby increasing anxiety and low moods.
Burnout also causes the prefrontal cortex – the part of the brain responsible for cognitive functioning – to thin. This disrupts creativity, problem solving, and working memory. Alongside this, you might be experiencing frequent headaches, stomachaches, lack of appetite and sleep, and lowered immune system. Researchers are discovering that burnout is not just a state of mind, but in fact a condition that leaves a scar on the brain and the body.
At The Key Clinic, our unique approach provides a long term transformation that will maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Initially, we analyse your unique physical makeup through biomedical lab tests and consultation, examining lifestyle factors that may be contributing to your burnout. We then design your wellness plan which can include Walsh Nutrition Therapy that uses highly targeted doses of nutrients in order to rebalance neurotransmitter levels, Intelligent HRT to establish accurate hormonal status, a targeted Neurodevelopmental exercise programme designed to mature the nervous system, and BrightBeatz™ Auditory Therapy to improve skills and mood. We help to transform and maintain health with monthly consultations, goal setting, fortnightly check-ins, progress assessments and more.
Our approach will target the root cause of burnout and exhaustion, allowing you to restore your energy, motivation, and passion, and return to your full potential.
Written by: Annabel Thomson, The Key Clinic
References:
https://www.scienceofpeople.com/burnout/
https://www.ada.org/-/media/project/ada-organization/ada/adaorg/files/resources/coronavirus/nami_recognizing_burnout_at_work.pdf
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/burnout-and-the-brain
