I was suffering from burnout big time for the past week and a half or so. Had some serious trouble with my mood, concentration, appetite and sleeping well. At last I think I’m coming out of my funk, fortunately. There were quite a few things I did that helped me lift my spirits, but here’s 13 of them that just may help you out too if you feel as if you’re drowning in it all:
- Revisit your priorities. You’d be surprised by how much stress is caused by you either a) taking on too much b) not doing the things that are most important to you first, or c) doing things you don’t like for the wrong reasons
- Take some days off – or at least some nights off from household chores and/or other productive work – to just relax
- Talk about what’s bothering you with someone who will listen, instead of keeping it bottled in
- Work off some frustration with physical activity, such as kick-boxing. Alleviate stress while getting some exercise in
- Turn off the internet
- Turn on some funky music and dance
- Read a good book, watch a good movie/show or play a good game
- Spend some quality time with family and friends
- Allow yourself to vent. Sometimes a good cry or a good yell (at the appropriate culprit, of course) to get it off your chest is all you need to feel better
- Discuss ways you and your spouse/family/co-workers (or whomever is at the source of your frustrations, if applicable) could work together to reduce or eliminate your stress factors
- Get rid of the kids and go out (or stay in and enjoy the peace and quiet)
- Molest your spouse (or entice them into molesting you, if you prefer)
- Focus on one thing at a time. Don’t worry about anything else until that task is accomplished
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