Mental and emotional fatigue

The mental and emotional fatigue It is a state of chronic physical and psychological exhaustion, the result of an excess of personal demands and continuous mental stress. It is the feeling of being emotionally exhausted and exhausted by the situations that surround us.

It is usually the result of an overload of stressful events such as the rupture of a relationship, the death of a loved one or a job search without success. This type of fatigue affects many people, although it is more common and frequent in women, making them more likely to suffer from anxiety disorders, depression and, in some cases, suicide.

Content

• Signs and symptoms of emotional fatigue
• Prevention and treatment of emotional fatigue
  • 1. Assume the situation and recognize the problem
  • 2. Put limits
  • 3. Take your time
  • 4. Focus at the present time
  • 5. Leave guilt
  • 6. Do not isolate yourself

Signs and symptoms of emotional fatigue

Each individual has a unique ability to face stress. When its capacity is exceeded, the system can stop working properly or even complete.

The most common signs that appear when we suffer from mental and emotional fatigue are:

• Sleep disorders
• Nervousness
• Feeling of physical and mental exhaustion
• Distress
• Impotence
• Headache and muscle
• Digestive problems (diarrhea and nausea)
• Palpitations
• Isolation
• Difficult to focus
• Increased dependence on alcohol or drugs
• Demotivation

Luckily, mental and emotional exhaustion can be avoided by facing the tension that causes it.

Prevention and treatment of emotional fatigue

To prevent, cope with and leave behind the episodes of mental and emotional fatigue, what it is advisable to do is lead a healthier life in general. Sleep enough. Keep a healthy diet. Reduce your alcohol and caffeine consumption. But above all, perform periodic exercise such as walking fast, swimming, bike ride, etc.

Other things we can do are the following:

1. Assume the situation and recognize the problem

Stop to analyze the situation more calmly, what is happening and what can be the true cause of our exhaustion. At this point it is very important to avoid blaming other problems, since we are then giving them power over us and our emotions.

2. Put limits

Do not make excessive demands to ourselves, or allow others to do them. The Acceptance of unreasonable demands decreases our self -esteem and deepen our exhaustion.

3. Take your time

Do something you like, Ded time and money for some whim. Feeling good with yourself and distracting yourself from your problems can have great benefits.

4. Focus at the present time

Don't be distressed by remembering situations that have already passed, You are not worried all day for what the future will bring you, it will not bring you any good. This is a advice that occurs in most emotional self -help programs, and it actually works. If you are at home, enjoy the moment of being at home, if you are working, focus only at work. If you manage to focus on what is happening to you at this precise moment, you can significantly reduce your stress levels.

5. Leave guilt

The guilt of not being able to reach everything leads us to a deep and twisted interior discomfort. We must start with be less demanding with ourselves, This will provide us with more energy, because instead of investing it in crushing, we will take advantage of it in taking care.

6. Do not isolate yourself

Talking to people who are experiencing problems similar to ours is always useful. One of the worst parts of emotional exhaustion is that people isolate themselves from others, thus deepening its discomfort. Do not think for a moment that you are the only person in the world who feels like this or that you are a failure. You have a common problem, and something can be done about it. So look for the company of your family and friends, you will see how you can see things from another perspective.

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