Boron-out syndrome – Sophrology News

Another form of burnout

The press has reported on burnout, its causes and effects for several years. Managers and leaders now seem more aware of the manifestations of burnout. However, burnout would only affect 10% of employees, while 30% would be affected by them. boron-out (from English: boredom).

Getting bored at work has become a new form of burnout, which at first glance may seem counterintuitive. ” Bore-out “And” laziness “are not synonymous, however, since boredom, in the context of a boron-out, is suffered and not desired.

Nowadays, work value can sometimes take an important place. With record unemployment, admitting boredom at work can become taboo for some. The lack of work and the absence of a constructed activity lead to significant psychological suffering and devastation: shame, loss of self-esteem, depression …

How to get out of this unhappiness experienced in your work?

Finding a more fulfilling job would be the most radical solution. On another level, however, regaining self-esteem and self-confidence, taking a more positive view of things can help to take a step back from a complicated and not very motivating professional situation. Many techniques are known today to promote letting go and personal development in a professional environment.

Sophrology: practical and beneficial

As sophrology is easily and simply practiced, without the reinforcement of specific equipment or space; a person in a boron-out situation can thus practice at his workplace in all discretion. Above all, it offers tools that are accessible on a daily basis or as soon as the need arises to alleviate increases in anxiety, stress or attacks of depression. By mobilizing both the body and the mind, sophrology makes it possible, among other things, to find or define one’s own place within a group, to give new meaning to what one is experiencing and in an even more pragmatic way to free oneself. of the pressure and the psychic and emotional tensions in this case. Regular practice with an experienced and certified professional can provide the first results in just a few sessions. The most severe cases will require ten sessions. Regular training will finally establish a lasting and appreciable effect on a daily basis.

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