{"id":7,"date":"2021-05-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-54-84-17-14.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/?p=7"},"modified":"2022-08-30T20:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T20:46:21","slug":"burnout-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.feilcounselingandconsulting.com\/index.php\/burnout-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnout Symptoms & Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We will take a look at what professional literature describes as burnout and what you can do about it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many professional caregivers and people in ministry are particularly vulnerable to burnout and have experienced it to some degree or another.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

  1. Exhaustion: An exhausted minister feels worn out mentally and physically to the point he no longer wants to care for others. They become so mentally tired and dulled that they want only to escape and \u201cdo nothing.\u201d<\/li>
  2. Cynicism: Also called \u201cprofessional disengagement,\u201d cynicism is a loss of positive drive to care for those the minister once felt led to serve. Becoming hardened, callous, and annoyed at their needs, the minister resents, avoids, and detaches from them.<\/li>
  3. Reduced Personal Efficacy: With reduced personal efficacy a minister no longer does their job well and no longer diligently follow through with tasks and begin to doubt themselves and their skills. No longer sure they can make a difference, they lose hope.<\/li>
  4. Burnout has been shown to correlate significantly with physical problems including depression, somatic concerns, sleep disruption, fatigue, and even cardiac problems.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Ironically, the qualities required of someone called to ministry also expose the minister to burnout. Love for the Lord, joy in caring for others, passion to make a difference, and a high level of drive and motivation causes people to work hard and care wholeheartedly. They can also lead ministers to lose a proper sense of balance and margin in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n