According to recent study conducted by Cosmopolitan it is understood that a vast majority of women are suffering from severe burnout due to excessive working hours and stress.
The recent study found that a staggering 71% of women who took part in the poll said they’ve experienced an anxiety or panic attack at some stage during their career, whilst 40% said they were forced to seek medical help because of severe anxiety due to stress. The study also found that of the 750 women surveyed more than half claimed they are stressed out when they are not at work, whilst more than three quarters said they regularly feel a lack of motivation when they are not working. Meanwhile 82% of women said they feel negative emotions and a further 71% said they were dissatisfied with life.
The survey was reviewed by Sir Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Manchester Business School, who said its not just women in top level jobs that are experiencing severe stress, saying “In the past, burnout happened in jobs that involved working with people – occupations such as teaching, social work or nursing – but now it has expanded beyond the caring professions,” “The pace of life, work overload, job insecurity and increasingly high expectations of us mean more and more people are becoming burnt out.”
However Sir Cary further explained that women suffering from burnout should look at their behavioural changes as the first warning signs. Sir Clary told the magazine: “For example, if you were previously sociable you might become withdrawn; you might be less cooperative or more aggressive and your sense of humour might wane. “Physical signs depend on the person. You may get more colds, smoke or drink more, eat more or less, or suffer gastrointestinal problems.”