Wellbeing

17 Ways to avoid burnouts and be happier

On October 7, 2022 by margheviviani

Lately, I hear too often from my friends that they reached burnout. It became very easy to reach that point in our society. With all the news, worries, families, and careers, we always run somewhere, we have to improve, we have to be at the top, to gain more, we worry, and so on. And we forget how to take care of ourselves not only from the outside but also from the inside. I know exactly what it is, but I also know how is life without burnouts.

I can not say that now my life is super easy and I never experience stress. Is the opposite, in every new situation I need a longer time to adjust myself. For example, I found a balance in my work working every single day in China, without a free day, and sleeping 4 hours a day. But after a became a mother, I was needing time to understand how to feel less stressed. Once I start feeling great as a mother, we lost all our money. And then happened what happened, the pandemic, Russia with Ukrain, crisis in Europe.

As for many of us, it was really hard for me to handle the last few years. But now I feel myself back again. Even though still many things have to be fixed. But now I am waiting for a second baby and I decided that there is no sense to destroy myself anymore.

And in this post, I would like to give some of my tips that helped me to pass very intense moments of my life without being burned out. All those tips are super easy to perform and no money is required. Life is way more simple 🙂

What is a Burnout

First of all let define what is a Burnout. What Mentalhealth-UK says:

Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion. It can occur when you experience long-term stress in your job, or when you have worked in a physically or emotionally draining role for a long time.

Common signs of burnout:

Feeling tired or drained most of the time
Feeling helpless, trapped and/or defeated
Feeling detached/alone in the world
Having a cynical/negative outlook
Self-doubt
Procrastinating and taking longer to get things done
Feeling overwhelmed

How to prevent burnout?

1. Grounding – life is way more simple than we think

2. Meditate and practice mindfulness

3. Do a physical activity to connect with your body

4. Learn how to listen to yourself

5. Find a work-home-family balance. To live a life you don’t need a vacation from!

6. Rest when is needed

7. Practice breath-work

8. Practice positive thinking

9. Stop being worried about something you can’t change. And if you can change!

10. Live your own life. Stop comparing and thinking that you have to live for someone. Life is not so long, so live it, and live as you dream

11. Make dreams, and wishes and visualize

12. Practice non-judgment

13. Practice kindness

14. Find the strength inside to have a dream job, so you will never go to work

15. Stay far from toxic and negative people

16. Do what really matters

17. Don’t seek relief in material things. Seek happiness deeper

Bonus tip: Download a free guide to help you to prevent and cope burnouts

If you type “burnout” in Google, the first link you find is this, which leads you to a page of the World Health Organisation. Here you can download for free a very nice guide “Doing what matters: in Times of stress”. I tried it myself and I recommend it.

Takeaway

We all seek happiness, so let’s be happy! Just Understand this thing: life is really short to be worried about everything and to search for happiness in things, money, or any egoistical wishes. One day we might lose it all, and what then? You are not happy anymore, only because you can’t travel, or you can buy yourself a new phone or dress. Too easy then, to ruin our balance then. Please, dream your life, and live the life you wish depending on the situation.

I wanna thank my husband, a person who remains strong in the worst situations, who give me this example and help to handle any difficulty. Thank you, my love, for protecting us!

Support me

And the last thing, not long time ago I published my own guide, called “Being Whole” – Mastering Your Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health. You can find more information and purchase it for only $7 here. I would be very happy if you can support me by purchasing this guide and sharing your feedback.

Hope you find this post useful.

Yours,

Marghe