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In a normal state, Marina can work productively for the entire working day, after which she can happily fool around for a couple of hours, go to dinner at a restaurant with friends or a boyfriend, and if that doesn’t work out, drink a glass of wine for taste at dinner.
If a car splashes her, Marina will respond to the driver in proportion to her temperament and the degree of pollution, write an angry post on Facebook, and then gradually forget.
What is mental exhaustion and why does it occur?
This is severe emotional and mental fatigue How to Treat and Prevent Mental Exhaustion, due to which a person is unable to function normally and feels weak and depressed. He has the physical strength to work, devote time to family and hobbies, but he no longer has the enthusiasm and determination. Mental exhaustion can be one of the signs of burnout.
It appears Mental exhaustion causes due to high workload, stress, problems at work and in personal life. Often, mental exhaustion can be a consequence of depression, chronic diseases, and insomnia.
Sometimes this state occurs when everything in a person’s life is basically good, but there are simply too many tasks that require his attention and effort - and there is no time to rest and recover.
Moreover, the person then finds himself in a vicious circle: he does not have enough strength to cope with things, they accumulate, put pressure on him, he tries to get out from under this avalanche of tasks and becomes even more exhausted.
Is this all treatable?
There is rehabilitation and prevention, it all depends on the level of neglect. If this is at the initial stage, then, as a rule, one or two consultations with a psychologist are enough. Plus a visit to the general practitioner to find out whether it is chronic fatigue syndrome or burnout syndrome.
If we are talking about the most advanced options, then medical psychotherapy will help. You may need to go to hospital. Lie there for a month, get antidepressants, then get out and start rebuilding your life. The worst thing is when successful businessmen brought themselves to a state of psychosis, where they could destroy both their family and business. They are not much different from those people who ruined their lives with drugs or alcohol. This applies primarily to workaholics; it is very important for them to regularly diagnose themselves. Go to a psychologist almost once a month and see doctors once a year. And they are prescribed a month's vacation at least once a year. And then there is a chance to fix everything.
How to Tell if You're Mentally Exhausted
There are several signs of Mental exhaustion symptoms:
- You get tired quickly.
- You get irritated easily.
- Any little thing can upset you.
- You start to be late often and don’t get anything done.
- You can’t take on the next task for a long time, you’re stalling for time.
- You constantly feel depressed.
- Even simple things are difficult and cause fear and panic.
- You suffer from insomnia or, conversely, sleep a lot.
- You are pessimistic about the future.
- You avoid responsibility and find it difficult to make decisions.
- You find it difficult to concentrate.
Signs of Depression
“Loss of joy” in psychological language is called depression . Signs of depression include:
- Depressed mood for more than 7-10 days;
- Decreased vital activity;
- Loss of appetite;
- Sleep disturbance;
- Poor health – lethargy, apathy, drowsiness, disturbances at the level of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Decreased sexual desire;
- Inhibition at the level of feelings and thoughts.
Such a psychological difficulty can be either mild in nature, easily amenable to psychological correction, or be a mental illness (in medical language it is called endogenous depression). Most often, depression is caused by purely psychological reasons, when the help of a clinical psychologist or psychotherapist is required.
How to overcome mental exhaustion
The most obvious and at the same time the most difficult decision is to take a break and rest. Put some things aside and delegate the rest, write a vacation application, get a good night’s sleep, change your surroundings at least for a couple of days. But this is not always possible. Therefore, psychologists recommend 4 Things to Do When Your Brain Is Tired a few more actions that can alleviate your condition a little.
“Turn off” some of your senses
Large sensory load: light, sound, conversations, tactile sensations - can be very exhausting. Try to exclude some irritants and spend at least a few minutes in silence and darkness. Buy blackout curtains for your room, turn off the TV when you're not watching it, don't leave music or the radio playing in the background, wear headphones when riding the subway.
This is not a radical solution to the problem, but this approach can at least slightly reduce overall fatigue and irritability.
Make fewer decisions
Put off life-changing decisions for at least a couple of weeks, try to reduce smaller ones: eat the same dish for lunch every day, order the same type of coffee, take the same route to work, prepare several sets of clothes in advance so that you can I didn't have to choose what to wear in the morning.
Having to make even such small decisions can be very draining, and taking a break will give you some strength.
Look at the plants
Researchers from the University of Melbourne conducted a small experiment. Participants were asked to look out the window at a nearby rooftop on which a small garden was laid out. Tests showed 40-second green roof views sustain attention: The role of micro-breaks in attention restoration that even after 40-second observations, participants became more focused and made fewer mistakes in their studies during the day. Keith Lee, the author of the experiment, believes that contemplating nature helps us focus and maintain a working mood.
Look out the window from time to time, especially if there is a picturesque view from there, go for a walk in the yard or in a nearby park.
Requests for help Write your story My name is Bogdan, I am 22 years old. I'm tired of living, I'm tired of everything, I'm planning to commit suicide. This is not a spontaneous decision, I have thought about this many times since I was 18, but it didn’t work out. I feel like a stranger in this world, I haven’t learned to live, I have no friends, I once had school friends, but after school I pushed them away, the company of people began to irritate me, all this was intermittent, then I tried to join the student body again a couple of times, but it all ended with the fact that I have been sitting at home for the last 6 months and don’t communicate with anyone (I live with my mother, she doesn’t know about my problems, she’s all about work). Probably during all this time I have moved on my head, it’s easier for me to be alone, contact with others tires me, but prolonged loneliness is not a joy for me, but I still look for solitude, in general, I am a master of self-criticism. I haven't learned to overcome difficulties. At my age I have achieved nothing; I have 2 unfinished higher educations. I'm a weakling, a schmuck, a pimply loser let down in society, a vegetable unable to budge his ass and act. With my existence, I am burdening the lives of others. Thoughts about suicide have not left me for many years, but every time I went into the forest or onto the roof I was overcome by fear. Memories are a terrible thing, in the last moments, when it seems that I have already plucked up the courage to end everything, full of memories begin to creep into my head and I begin to think “maybe I can live a little more, maybe not everything is so bad, maybe I will improve and become diligent “, but no, every year everything only gets worse. If you are reading this message, it means I have finally decided to commit suicide. I don’t want to be locked in a fool’s house after this revelation, I’m not a child, at my age it’s too late to correct something. I drove myself into complete ass, this can’t be fixed. Others at my age are already educated, with a family, earn their own bread, live, develop, but I have remained at the level of development of a schoolchild, although over the years I have degraded and am now worse than a schoolchild. After everything, no one will look at me normally, the employer will not want to hire someone like me, two unfinished towers speak for themselves. You can also forget about your dream job, being a 3D artist, I never finished my work, no matter how hard I put in, I always gave up halfway, so unreliable. I have never traveled, I have not been abroad, I have not had fun like everyone else, I have not jumped with a parachute, I have not skied, I have not been to the mountains, I have not been to a water park, I have not been to a dolphinarium, I have not driven a car, I have not ridden a motorcycle. , didn’t fly on a plane, didn’t meet a girl, didn’t sail on a ship, didn’t go to Disneyland, didn’t ride a roller coaster, didn’t go to the concert of my favorite musical group, didn’t become a 3D artist as I dreamed and tried, couldn’t get a special education tower. tourism, there are so many things that I dreamed of, but for me all this is impossible. Everyone around is living and enjoying life. I think I lost the right to life as soon as I started thinking about death.
Bogdan, age: 22/05/21/2016
Responses:
Boy, do you have a terminal illness? Don't have a roof over your head? Are you disabled? Don't have any limbs? Do you owe a million dollars? Do you decide the fate of the country? Answer these questions for yourself and draw the right conclusions. Suicide is not a way to solve problems. This is a cowardly escape from difficulties. The most cowardly thing. Read articles from smart people here... Should our hockey players also commit suicide? Well, we lost... So what? So boy, take care of yourself before it's too late. Where do you see yourself in five years? Answer this question for yourself, set a goal and move towards it. Alcohol and drugs are not your friends, if anything. Forward to happiness!
Mikhail, age: 24/05/22/2016
Bogdan, the truth is that after death nothing ends. And if a person commits suicide, darkness, emptiness and nothingness do not come, but torment begins, and eternal. Why do you need it? Do not believe? Let us assume that this is so. AND? I think this is very scary. About the fact that you are a loser. I don’t know, I managed to get into two institutes. A lot of people have a hard time getting into technical school. One of my daughters is finishing the 9th grade with difficulty, she doesn’t want to study, it’s good if they take her to some college. By the way, I understand you very well - at one time I also left the Moscow Art Theater School and felt that my life was over. At all. And I left the most prestigious institute, and there was no young man, and I really didn’t like myself outwardly. I thought that everything was behind me (at 22 years old), that nothing good would definitely happen and in general everything was terrible. She indulged in self-criticism and did not want to live. She considered herself old! By the way, at 22 she had not been beyond any borders, she had not driven, she had not climbed mountains, she had not sailed on ships, she had not jumped with a parachute. And I haven’t even heard about water parks, Disneylands and dolphinariums, etc., like all Soviet youth. It's all nonsense. Bogdan, you know, it seems to me, what is your mistake? You want everything at once, you’ve painted yourself such an ideal picture of a hyper-successful guy and you suffer because you don’t measure up. And try to improve your life in small steps. By a little. By the way, why don’t you really become a 3D artist? Do something for this (you know what) little by little, but every day. Get passionate about it and don't regret not doing it. You shouldn’t think that everyone around you is extremely happy and content; many have problems. But when it comes to difficulties with relationships, help is needed. There is such a community "KoDA", 12-steps. It is absolutely free, for people who find it difficult to build relationships, who are mired in guilt and low self-esteem. This is help and support, this is hope, this is understanding, this is working on yourself, this is an opportunity to speak out. And this is an opportunity to change for the better. Read the materials, go to the group. https://12lib.wordpress.com/coda/ https://coda-spb.ru/steps.html Also search on the Internet. Bogdan, dear, you are thinking correctly in the forest or on the roof - everything can be changed. But only while we are alive. Well done for writing here. Everything will be fine.
Tatiana, age: 48 / 05/22/2016
Well, damn it, if you constantly think that you are a loser and a schmuck, and then also about suicide, then naturally nothing will work out for you. Simply because these thoughts take a lot of time and effort. I think you shouldn’t concentrate so much on your problems, you need to do something, work. And by the word “work” I didn’t mean that right now you need to go somewhere as a worker or a car wash. You need to work on yourself, educate yourself, get carried away, read. And most importantly, you have something that many people don’t have - a dream. You describe that many people have families, earnings, etc., but many (not all of course) simply live somehow by inertia; many, as a rule, have no goal. And you have a dream. Well then, implement it. 3D artist is awesome. And I don’t understand what it means “halfway”; if you’ve really gone halfway, then you’ll get through the second part. How can you even take it and leave it like that? Why are you quitting? If you put in the effort, everything is ok. Maybe you're just waiting for quick results? It won’t happen - changes in this case happen slowly. Just don’t expect that some nice things will come your way right away and you will quickly become a cool 3D artist: if you mess up, it will be difficult and incomprehensible, but overcoming all this, learning something, over time you will notice how you will begin to respect yourself and people will stop annoying you and a girl will appear . For me, this is a passed stage, I also gave up a lot of everything, and that’s why I thought that everything would somehow work itself out and there was no need to make any effort, then I realized that I was wrong. To summarize: you have a dream and you need to grab onto it, live for it and bring it to life - slowly, diligently, and everything else is just a bonus for your efforts. And don’t think about yourself, whenever such thoughts come like “I’m a loser” go outside, read a book, calm down and sit down to draw and study 3D PS I attach great importance to the dream and its implementation because I have seen how people abandoned their dreams, didn’t care about themselves and now lead a meaningless lifestyle, they don’t seem to complain, but some will regret it all their lives. And I have a dream :) You can also read the book: Frankl “say yes to life”, the title is of course kind of pop, but the book is good and I think it will make you think. All the best, everything will work out for you.
Dmitry, age: 25 / 05/22/2016
Bogdan, for God's sake, calm down. You talk like you're 90 years old. Yes, you are just emerging from childhood, it’s time to implement plans, ideas, and move towards goals. As they have already written to you, you are not disabled, not terminally ill, a normal, healthy guy, live and move forward, without feeling sorry for yourself. Don’t draw conclusions in advance; you haven’t even applied for a job, but you already know in advance that they won’t hire you. You can not do it this way! Believe in yourself!!! Forget the shortcomings! Life and health are the most valuable and most important! Forward and only forward!
Irina, age: 28/05/22/2016
Bogdan, why are you talking about yourself like that? Well, you can’t be as bad as you write about yourself. You didn’t kill anyone, you didn’t steal anything. Life is hard, you haven’t lived it all to know that you won’t succeed. One guy just came to my mind, he’s 24 years old, he didn’t go anywhere to study after school, but walked from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok and beyond. And you know, he is a kind-hearted person, like the sun for everyone, because he has a goal, even if not the same as everyone else’s, but it is his. It has been running both winter and summer for 2 years now. What I mean by this is so that you find a meaning for life.. You said that you have never traveled - it’s time, even without money, you can travel.. go ahead.. make yourself a list of what you haven’t done and from do the least... I really hope for you and believe in you, I believe that you can handle it... believe in yourself, there is a person who really needs you... don’t give up, Bogdan, you will succeed
Alexandra, age: 27 / 06/03/2016
There are different reasons for depression. If it weren’t for my strict mother, I probably would have been lost too. You just need to go to a psychologist or psychiatrist. Or google it yourself - character accentuations, neuroses, depression, bipolar disorder. All this can be accompanied by suicidal desires. If you don’t have money for treatment, then find your own medicine - distract yourself with creativity or a hobby. Try to constantly think about something positive. Get rid of self-flagellation. Good luck.
Ilona, age: 22 / 10/14/2016
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Treatment of depression
If your mood is very low, it is important not to postpone your visit to a specialist, but to seek help in a timely manner. At the first meeting, the specialist will conduct a psychological diagnosis , after which he will determine the necessary methods of psychological assistance. It is very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of depression on your own, since special psychological defense mechanisms operate in the human psyche that do not allow a sober assessment of the situation, understanding the causes of the problem, or looking at the circumstances objectively. Our psyche is created in such a way that it distorts the perception of reality in a certain way, based on our upbringing, experience, habits and stereotypes.
It is important to know that traditionally in medical institutions all types of depression are treated with psychotropic drugs. In the case where depression is caused by psycho-emotional reasons (and this is the overwhelming number of requests), this approach has proven to be ineffective, because the very reason for the development of the disorder is not eliminated, but only the external manifestations of depression are artificially muffled. As a result, some time after the end of treatment, depression returns again. In addition, the use of psychotropic drugs entails side effects. Therefore, in addition to taking medications (antidepressants), qualified psychotherapy is very important.
