Burnout or Boreout – in the last issue of the ‘counseling Corner’ / this blog I have already mentioned that people being ‘bored out’ often show similar symptoms to people suffering from high amounts of work-related stress. Interestingly, on a physiological level, the neurological and hormonal changes are quite similar between both of them, and […]
“Burnout in Thailand? Impossible!” That’s probably what most of us would think. But symptoms of ‘burnout‘ are not always linked to high workload alone, they can also have other causes. I have identified 3 groups of people that are vulnerable to symptoms of burnout, even in a sunny, tropical country like ‘mai bpen rai’ (‘everything […]
There is a weakness that is particularly frequent among people in service professions, causing burnout and depression rates in the service industry to be some of the highest. The ‘Helper Syndrome‘ describes a strong drive to make other people feel better. In some cases it is done to ease or divert the helpers from their […]
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) – besser bekannt als Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) – betrifft rund eine Million Menschen in den USA und noch mehr in Europa. Dennoch gibt es viel zu wenige intensive Forschungsinitiativen, kritisieren Experten in einer Aussendung. Die Zahl der Patienten steige an, aber das Wissen über mögliche Behandlungsmethoden fehle. Im Krankheitsverlauf zeigen sich […]
Nach einer Analyse der Daten von 2.755 männlichen Angestellten, welche zu Beginn einer kürzlich abgeschlossenen Studie des Stressforskningsinstitutet der Universität Stockholm noch keinen Herzanfall erlitten hatten, zeigte sich zumindest für Männer eine Assoziation zwischen “unterdrückter Bewältigung” infolge einer unfair gefühlten Behandlung und gesteigertem kardialem Risiko. Für die Untersuchung wurden die verschiedenen Strategien, Dinge für sich […]
At a conference organized by the Health Promotion Fund for a Healthy Austria, experts recently lectured on approaches to resolve critical future scenarios. One of the core points was the question of the affordability of health care. Obesity is one of the most pressing health problems and is consistent across all age and social groups. […]