Hypnosis as a way out of burnout

Burn out: definition

Burn out is the disease of the century and the one to come. It’s a psychologicaland physical exhaustiondue to chronic stress that the person can no longer manage.

There’s professional burn out, the best-known type recognized by occupational medicine with sick leave, but there are also lesser-known types such as maternal burn out, for example. The mental burden of having to look after the house and children, as well as having a job, doubles the stakes. Women are the most affected by burnout.

What are the symptoms of burn out?

Symptoms are very similar, and in some cases identical, to those of depression but the causes differ:

• profound fatigue (the person can no longer recharge their batteries, even when resting)
• sleep disorders with ruminations on tasks to be done
• self-deprecation

What’s the difference between depression and burnout?

The stress of performance in a society that advocates efficiency with an immediate return on investment is constantly increasing various physical and psychological illnesses. Burn out is a clean break that happens without you even realizing it. When you pull too hard on the rope, it eventually breaks.

People prone to burnout often have difficulty saying NO, setting limits and expressing their needs.

What are the phases of burn out?

• Investment in one’s work is proportional to the desire to do well and achieve one’s goals, with an unconscious need for recognition. This is the beginning of the process.
• The burden accumulates, and the person enters a state of denial. More time spent working, even on rest periods. Stress, insomnia, concentration problems, inability to regain energy. We’re chasing our lives.
• The body says STOP! The person can no longer go to work, they are literally drained.

How to get out of burnout naturally?

Burn out is a way of becoming aware of one’s limits so as not to do it again. Taking time off work will allow you to rest long enough to rebuild and take time for yourself. More difficult when it’s a maternal burn out. Sometimes hospitalization is necessary.

Your burn out hypnosis session with Laurence DELINOT

A firsthypnosis appointment or in the office allows us to take stock of the situation and establish initial contact. The person talks about what they’ve been through, and what seems to be repeating itself in their story. Perhaps she’s in the early stages of symptoms, or already in phase 2, or perhaps she’s begun her rebuilding process?

After this first appointment, during which information is gathered and a course of action established, the hypnotherapist will choose to use eitherEricksonian hypnosis, l’humanistic hypnosis or eye movement therapy.

Thanks to altered states of consciousness through suggestion and visualization, or the treatment of traumatic situations through desensitization, you can gradually regain motivation, self-confidence and develop better self-esteem.

Once burn out is over, it’s a positive thing, since it leads to a profound rethinking of the situation. A professional orientation more suited to the individual may emerge. Maternal burnout calls into question certain patriarchal principles that still govern intra-family relations. During sessions, it’s common to find that women take on several roles, and find it hard to delegate when that’s all they’re asking for. The story of this one will help us understand why.