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Burnout

Burnout
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Based on wikipedia:

Burnout is a psychological term for the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest. Research indicates general practitioners have the highest proportion of burnout cases (according to a recent Dutch study in Psychological Reports, no less than 40% of these experienced high levels of burnout).

Psychologists Herbert Freudenberger and Gail North have theorized that the burnout process can be divided the into 12 phases, which are not necessarily followed sequentially: (my comments in parenthesis)

A compulsion to prove oneself
(I feel like I need to. I’m nearing 30s and I feel like I haven’t accomplished anything.)

Working harder
(I’ve been working too hard these past few weeks. There are just so many things to do and the responsibilities aren’t letting me shit go away)

Neglecting one’s own needs
(I’ve tried to provide luxury for myself but the necessity to help around the house wouldn’t exactly fit the bill as finances aren’t that well)

Displacement of conflict

- the person does not realize the root cause of the distress
(Yes, I’ve been here. I shrugged it away thinking it just might be stress)

Revision of values – friends or hobbies are completely dismissed
(Something has to crossed out of my equation if I ever want to sleep, which I do. But gaaaah… depressing)

Denial of emerging problems – cynicism and aggression become apparent-
(I apologize to the people around as I’ve been snapping at everyone and had emotional outbursts just recently. The pressure finally came in)

Withdrawal – reducing social contacts to a minimum, becoming walled off; alcohol or other substance abuse may occur
(Come to a point I don’t want to get up from the bed and actually see people.)

Behavioral changes become obvious to others
- Inner emptiness (Suddenly becoming eerily quiet…)
- Depression (Suddenly cries from the pressure…)
- Burnout syndrome (Aahhhh… now we know….)

Hell of a life >___________>

828 days ago • Journal • Tags: , , ,

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Girl Trip Trio!

This is a late post but better late than never! XD

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Whew! Last Sunday was fun!

This trio girl bonding made me tired at the end of the day… good tired! We discovered new stores, took a lot of random pictures, and dined on a fancy restaurant at A.Venue.

First, we started the meet-up buying some stuff, withdrawing from atm’s, eating macaroni soup in Jollibee ( it was Denok’s breakfast, in mid-afternoon! pfffft XD ) and had a random photo spree at Greenbelt park.

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If you need money, go to her *points*.

It seemed to be a routine of mine to take random shots of anything and everything under the sun as long as it interests me. Nature, textures, creatures, etc. As long as I can take a shot of it, I’ll do it. I guess this is what having a digicam means. ^^

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831 days ago • Journal • Tags: , ,

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Success Breather!

Whew! This week (and last week) had been very, very stressful to me. I was juggling myself to do different activities in limited time and my stress reached to a point I was almost snapping at my friends because I was irritated from their concern. Yea, I can be a bitch sometimes when under pressure. :(

Just a few minutes ago, I finished a project I have been working on for weeks. This project won’t make me rich or would give me instant fame or anything of those sorts. But it is one of those challenges that would determine my level of patience and I was determined to work on that challenge. Now that it’s done, I feel so great! The pressure that has been on my chest seemed to have vanished away. I can breath better and I feel like I could take on the next activity on my list (which I can postpone till Monday. Tomorrow is Sunday, I too need a rest! XD).

Yes, stress can be a bitch but we need it once in a while to make us realize the comfort and great feeling of success. Ha! I’m not asking for any more of those stress I felt for the last two weeks but… well… life’s a bitch. We can’t live without it *grin*

Off to facebook and see the updates. Time for leisure surfing!

834 days ago • Journal • Tags: ,

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