Looking back at March 2020 comes with a certain twinge for most, if not all, of us.
Pandemic fatigue is 100% a hurdle that we’re all facing.
If you don’t want to take our word for it, how about the World Health Organization’s?
PerHealthline, the WHO categorizes pandemic fatigue as a feeling of “demotivated” energy and overwhelming exhaustion.
The organization also emphasized that feeling fatigued due to the pandemic is “completely natural.”
Dr. Rajvinder Samra, a psychologist, supported this information during an interview withThe Guardian.
As she described, “You may feel excessively tired, drained, more easily frustrated or fatigued.
… That is the body trying to adapt and protect us.
But ultimately, it’s not really good for our jobs or ourselves.”
Signs of pandemic fatigue can be tiredness, irritability, increased stress, and more.
The kicker is to intervene when pandemic fatigue is setting in.
This, of course, can be a challenge but don’t worry, we’re here to help.
What are the common warning signs of pandemic burnout?
While we can’t diagnose you ourselves, we can lay out three of the telltale signs of burnout.
“So what you find is that people felt emotionally like everything had just been dialed back.
It looks a lot like burnout, symptom wise.”
She said that due to our lowered senses, our emotional resilience is taking a hit.
“We are now struggling to adapt to higher levels of stimulus,” she said.
“[Lockdown is] not a system that was designed to last for 18 months.”
Why are more people experiencing addiction amid the pandemic?
To say that the stats are alarming is an understatement.
Increases in anxiety and depression were also noted by Healthline as pandemic-related disorders.
So what can you do to help combat these dangerous habits?
So what do medical professionals have to say about such severe burnout-linked health problems?
In August 2021, when she checked back in with the surveyed students, the results were astounding.
“In August 2020 … student burnout was at 40%.
In April 2021, it was 71%,” Melnyk reported, per Healthline.
Unsurprisingly, healthcare workers top the list.
Clearly, something is wrong with this picture.
Psychiatric Times suggested that workplace flexibility could be the answer to addressing burnout.
Take Mozilla, for example, the company behind Firefox.
Other companies have followed suit, including PepsiCo, Verizon, and dating app company Bumble.
Bumble a female founded company, we might add gave employees a week off solely because it was needed.
So take it from a pro fluidity and ability to dictate one’s own work is key.
Can ‘burnout breaks’ help?
She also highlighted workplace environments, suggesting that little things can make a big difference.
“Little gestures of appreciation and recognition are worth their weight in gold,” she said.
“They motivate people, they are free and they can be done immediately by anybody.”
Could magic mushrooms help?
Will magic mushrooms help?
Time will certainly tell.
We’ll get through this together.
