Overloaded with Excessive Work or Stimulation: Why You’re BURNED OUT – Part 5

Have you gone through life feeling like you're just different from other people? It might be that you're just more highly sensitive than other folks. Understanding this about yourself and how to manage your sensitivity is crucial in burnout prevention. That's part of what we tackle this week. In addition, we discuss how both work and emotions can overwhelm us as well and what to do if you're feeling overloaded.

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Over the past month, I've shared with you 4 of the 7 causes of burnout including feeling blocked, unfairness, resentment, and neglect. This week, we look at what causes you to become overloaded. Simply put, the more you understand what you're plugged into, the clearer you'll get on what you need to unplug from. And we give you a bonus nugget if the overwhelm is coming from your senses.

Here's the?article ?you don't want to miss!Have you gone through life feeling like you're just different from other people? It might be that you're just more highly sensitive than other folks. Understanding this about yourself and how to manage your sensitivity is crucial in burnout prevention. That's part of what we tackle this week. In addition, we discuss how both work and emotions can overwhelm us as well and what to do if you're feeling overloaded.

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Have you ever wondered why you feel the way you do? We are not just rational beings, but we're also emotional animals. And when our emotions get in the way of our goals, we must learn to overcome them. Today, we will discuss how our emotions work, the science behind human emotions, and how to use your inner mammal to achieve success.

As a teacher, Loretta Breuning had grown tired of the direction in which her school was headed. She didn't feel good about it and it reminded her of her father's experiences with stress over several decades. She realized that if she didn't make a change soon, she might end up like him, burned out from life-long stress.

After the pivotal moment of retiring at 50, she began reading books about evolutionary psychology and found it fascinating. Her interest in how human emotions develop was piqued when she learned that human emotions are similar to those of other animals. Even our positive and negative feelings are created by chemicals in our bodies. It was also apparent that humans have certain chemicals that create certain emotions, which led her to understand how her inner mammal functions.

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Being highly sensitive is not a weakness. In fact, it can be quite a powerful asset. Thankfully, Elena Herdieckerhoff debunks the myths of what it means to be sensitive in her TED talk.?

I find this topic super important as a burnout expert, and frankly - I don't think we talk about it enough. Want to know why? Consider these experiences:

• Can't turn your mind off
• Insomnia
• Quickly overwhelmed
• Compassion fatigue
• Emotionally reactive

These are the exact symptoms I see in my burnout clients. But it turns out these experiences happen to highly sensitive people (HSPs) even without burnout.

There are so many gifts you need to be aware of if you are highly sensitive, work or live with others who are sensitive. The more you familiarize yourself with these traits, the more you'll be able to utilize the gifts of HSPs (whether it's you or others), because it will embellish your world. This is just one more way to embrace diversity and inclusion.?

Watch this powerful video now ?(16min).

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In less than one week, I will present my 3-step process to go from Exhausted to Extraordinary in 90 days. If you haven't seen this training before, sign up for FREE?here , especially if you are burned out.?

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Have a restful weekend!

Dr. Sharon Grossman -?The Burnout Doc

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