Burnout Montreal

What is burnout? Simply put, burnout is an extreme case of fed up. You tire easily and feel worn out. You feel as if you are working harder and achieving nothing. Things seem more trouble than they are worth and so you see friends less, rarely talk on the phone, and miss or cancel appointments.
You feel sad more often than you should and life and the world seem disappointing. You find yourself becoming bitter and sarcastic.
Therapy can help break this cycle and restore your interest in life. If your feelings are at this stage, there are steps we can explore that will prevent you from entering a full-blown burnout.

Burnout Quiz
ARE YOU BURNING OUT?
Have you noticed changes in yourself over the past 6 months?
Assign a number from 1 ( for no or little change) to 5 (for a great deal of change).
1. Do you tire more easily? Feel fatigued rather than energetic?
2. Are people annoying you be telling you, "You don't look so good lately"?
3. Are you working harder and harder and accomplishing less and less?
4. Are you increasingly cynical and disenchanted?
5. Are you often invaded by a sadness you can't explain?
6. Are you forgetting" (appointments, deadlines, personal possessions)
7. Are you increasingly irritable? More short-tempered? More 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 or read reports or send out Christmas cards?
10. Are you suffering from physical complaints? (aches, pains, headaches, a lingering cold)
11. Do you feel disoriented when the activity of the day comes to a halt?
12. Is joy elusive?
13. Are you unable to laugh at a joke about yourself?
14. Does sex seem like more trouble than it's worth?
15. Do you have very little to say to people?
__ TOTAL (from H. Freudenberger and G. Richelson)
Don't let a high total alarm you, but pay attention to it. Burnout is reversible, no matter how far along it is. The sooner you start being kinder to yourself, the better.

0 - 25 fine
26 - 35 there are things you should be watching
36 - 50 you're a candidate
51 - 65 you are burning out
over 65 you're in a dangerous situation, threatening to your physical and mental well-being.

If you have any question do not hesitate to contact me. I would be pleased to help you.