BURN OUT 101

Doing our daily activities such as dealing with assignments, presentations, and attending class while having to deal with other events and schedules that are outside our main activities can sometimes lead to burnouts. Long periods of burnout that aren’t being treated can lead to heavy depression alongside anxiety.  Here are some tips that will help you deal with burnout.

Reach Out to Others

When it feels exhausting for you to start anything, try to reach out to anyone around you. It can be your education advisors, family, friends, or instructor, and ask for their support. Seek help and ask for opinions that could help you to gain the strength to start your life again.

Make Change In Your Schedule

Keeping the same schedule and timeline for a long time can lead to boredom and later change into stress. It’s best for us to change it a little bit and give variations of activities that we can do in a day in order to prevent the occurrence of stress that’s going to build up due to the lack of rest.

Form Self-Compassion Habit

Remind yourself that you’re doing great and don’t blame it on yourself when things don’t go as planned. It’s okay to take a break from every activity that you do while taking things slowly. Things wouldn’t always be perfect, but there are little things that matter within that imperfection and we need to embrace them.

Remember Small Things That Matters

Burnout makes us focus on our failure and negative thoughts that we have tended to take control of our brain. Search for the memories that make us happy, even if it’s the smallest one that others might think isn’t valuable. Those small things that matter will help us get out of the depression and lack of confidence that we feel.

Taking a rest from all of the hectic schedule and assignments doesn’t make you less worthy than others. Your physical and mental health is important, so make sure that you don’t overwork yourself and fall into burnout and slump. We hope that the tips above can help you deal with the burnout you’re facing. Remember that Lalah Delia said, “Self-care is how you take your power back”.

References:

How To Avoid College Burnout. (2021, June 16). Retrieved September 18, 2022, from https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/education/college-burnout

Raypole, C. (2021, October 21). Burnout Recovery: 11 Strategies to Help You Reset. Healthline. Retrieved September 18, 2022, from https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/burnout-recovery#priorities