Are You Feeling Burned Out at Work?

Are you feeling overwhelmed or tired by your current work-life balance? If so, you might be burned out. Burnout is a state of prolonged physical and psychological exhaustion.

While burnout can be caused by a number of things, most people experience it in the context of work. As many as 77% of people experience burnout at some point in their career*, and COVID has likely made things worse.

What are Signs You have Burnout?

Burnout can happen to anyone and can come with a number of different symptoms. You may be burned out if you answer “yes” to any of the following questions:

●      Is your work emotionally exhausting?

●      Do you feel that every working hour is tiring for you?

●      Do you feel like you never have enough energy for family and friends during leisure time?

●      Do you increasingly talk about your work in a negative way?

●      After work, do you tend to need more time than in the past to relax and feel better?

●      Are you exhausted in the morning at the thought of another day at work?

●      Do you find yourself doing your job mechanically?

●      Is it harder to become motivated to attend work or finish work tasks?

●      Do you feel helpless, trapped, or defeated when thinking about your work?

●      Do you feel that your work is not satisfying and/or meaningful to you?

Different Types of Burnout

Burnout can look different for everyone, however, there are three main types of burnout:

1. Overload burnout: When you feel that your work demands are too much or too hard. You may feel like you’re stretched too thin and aren’t able to keep up with everything.

2. Under-challenge burnout: When you feel bored or unmotivated by your work. This might occur because you feel like your work isn’t noticed or appreciated or if you’re in a “dead-end” job.

3. Neglect burnout: When you feel helpless, uncertain, and frustrated because you don’t know what’s expected of you. As a result, you may feel incompetent and unmotivated to do your work.

How can Group Therapy Help You with Work Stress and Burnout?

Experiencing work stress and burnout can be very isolating. Our group will help you connect with others going through similar struggles. You can get social support, feedback, and ideas from the other group members. Our psychologists will help you learn to manage work stress, consider ways to improve your situation, and explore what’s meaningful to you in your professional life.

The group will help you understand burnout, set boundaries, find meaning in your work, balance multiple roles, and prioritize self-care. 

Group Details

• 6 week group

• 60-minute sessions once a week

• Small cohort of working professionals

• Inclusive and affirming

• In-person at Old Town Psychology’s office

• Group costs $480 Total / $80 per session

*Workplace Burnout Survey. (2020, April 24). Deloitte United States. Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/burnout-survey.html