Constant fatigue often leads to burnout. The syndrome of burnout has both psychological and physiological components which come about from continued stress at work. People who suffer from chronic fatigue have many stress related conditions. For many, job stress leads to job burnout and is the last of a long line of insults leading to constant fatigue.
Many workers experiencing burnout suffer from mental withdrawal due to:
* job dissatisfaction
* work strain
* dissatisfaction at work
The main symptoms are:
* withdrawal from contact with people
* too little motivation
* drawing away from contact with people
* too little motivation
Studies of burnout in the workplace indicate that about 25-35% of workers suffer from it. Research has looked at the function of the stress response system to understand its role but these results have been inconsistent. Tests of this nature are not good at detecting shades of gray and, as a result, cannot discriminate differing degrees of system function.
In other words, the dysfunction must reach a certain threshold of having broken down before conclusive decisions can be made. But our bodies function over a continuum from optimal to sub-optimal.
So, objective tests in many of these cases cannot support the subjective experience of individuals. In a medical setting, this often leads to an inadequate medical response to the person's health care needs.
What confounds the situation even further is that most diseases arise because of multiple causes. This is clearly the case in constant fatigue. In burnout, there is often decreased immune system functioning.
Here are some of the other possible causes of chronic fatigue and burnout: depression, muscle weakness, lack of exercise, poor diet, post-viral syndrome, and cellular toxicity.
Chronic fatigue and it's more severe conditions including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivity have defied medical diagnosis. The outcome is that there are no known effective therapies that modern medicine has to offer.
Since modern medicine admittedly has no treatments for fatigue, many people are turning to alternative treatments to find help and relief for many conditions for which medicine has no solutions. In fact, out-of-pocket spending on alternative treatments now exceeds that spent on conventional treatments.
Many individuals report success with these therapies despite the criticisms of modern medicine. It makes claims of lack of studies even though much work and research has been completed. Medicine wants to maintain its stranglehold on all aspects of health care treatment.
Medicine is against the use of nutritional supplements and admonishes those who support their use. It formed opinions based on a belief system that supplements were of no value, not based on facts. In respect to diet, medicine still promotes low-fat eating despite the fact that it contributes to obesity, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases. Medicine doesn't explore or do research on any of these topics and often makes unsubstantiated claims while accusing the other side of exactly the same action.
Many workers experiencing burnout suffer from mental withdrawal due to:
* job dissatisfaction
* work strain
* dissatisfaction at work
The main symptoms are:
* withdrawal from contact with people
* too little motivation
* drawing away from contact with people
* too little motivation
Studies of burnout in the workplace indicate that about 25-35% of workers suffer from it. Research has looked at the function of the stress response system to understand its role but these results have been inconsistent. Tests of this nature are not good at detecting shades of gray and, as a result, cannot discriminate differing degrees of system function.
In other words, the dysfunction must reach a certain threshold of having broken down before conclusive decisions can be made. But our bodies function over a continuum from optimal to sub-optimal.
So, objective tests in many of these cases cannot support the subjective experience of individuals. In a medical setting, this often leads to an inadequate medical response to the person's health care needs.
What confounds the situation even further is that most diseases arise because of multiple causes. This is clearly the case in constant fatigue. In burnout, there is often decreased immune system functioning.
Here are some of the other possible causes of chronic fatigue and burnout: depression, muscle weakness, lack of exercise, poor diet, post-viral syndrome, and cellular toxicity.
Chronic fatigue and it's more severe conditions including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivity have defied medical diagnosis. The outcome is that there are no known effective therapies that modern medicine has to offer.
Since modern medicine admittedly has no treatments for fatigue, many people are turning to alternative treatments to find help and relief for many conditions for which medicine has no solutions. In fact, out-of-pocket spending on alternative treatments now exceeds that spent on conventional treatments.
Many individuals report success with these therapies despite the criticisms of modern medicine. It makes claims of lack of studies even though much work and research has been completed. Medicine wants to maintain its stranglehold on all aspects of health care treatment.
Medicine is against the use of nutritional supplements and admonishes those who support their use. It formed opinions based on a belief system that supplements were of no value, not based on facts. In respect to diet, medicine still promotes low-fat eating despite the fact that it contributes to obesity, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases. Medicine doesn't explore or do research on any of these topics and often makes unsubstantiated claims while accusing the other side of exactly the same action.
About the Author:
Dr. Gregory Ellis has a PhD from the Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Ellis has studied alternative medicine and maintains a clinical nutrition practice and has completed advanced studies in both weight loss and fatigue relief. Sign-up for his FREE Tired-Rescue ECourse and learn all about how you can benefit by the programs he has designed.
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