Mr. Dr. Jahan Al -Omran
In the midst of the crowd of contemporary life and its complexities, psychological combustion remains one of the most anxious phenomena, as it is a chronic feeling of fatigue and fatigue as a result of the accumulation of pressure, accompanied by a sense of a kind of emotional separation from others, and changes in mood, such as feeling the rapid anger of the most trivial causes, or feeling healthy symptoms such as headache or joint pain, which leaves the individual in a state The physical, in these cases, becomes a captive of a vortex of trouble and fatigue, where the motivation lacks and drowns the feelings of frustration and the desire to withdraw from daily life.
Psychological combustion is a term used for the first time by psychologist Herbert Freudenberg in the 1970s. It is more than just a feeling of tiredness, it is a life experience that extends as a permanent shadow, affecting the path of the individual and coloring his life in dark colors.
There are many reasons behind this difficult situation, on top of which is a feeling of continuous pressure, as the individual faces challenges that exceed his endurance. The deadlines are chased, and the burden of heavy action bears, without a chance to rest or breathe. As well as a feeling of inability to control and control decisions and tasks, and lose the ability to achieve a balance between work requirements and meet personal needs, in the absence of a network of social support, work colleagues, or presidents.
Where the work becomes the only axis around which its world is going on, while the small details that give life fades its joy. In this case, the passion turns into a burden, and loses the moments that were carrying joy, so the pain is accumulated in the soul, then the emotional drought appears and the fog dominates the visions. Modern statistics indicate that women are more vulnerable to psychological burning than men because of the multiplicity of their roles as a mother, wife and worker, as they remain in a state of continuous depletion of their energies, which makes them the head of powers.
Although those who have psychological combustion cases are lost in the mazes of pain and frustration, the vastness of hope remains always present, as this combustion can be confronted through smart and effective strategies, the most important of which is the time management wisely and the order of priorities, and setting a daily timetable that helps to regulate the tasks and achieve balance between them, which works to reduce the intensity of pressure. Learning the skills of dealing with stress, such as practicing meditation and sports and giving a special time to practice hobbies, and personal interests that enter joy to the soul such as hearing music or watching entertaining films, as it simply talking about feelings frankly and freedom for a loyal friend, or allocating a self -note to express it in writing, can have a magical effect in reducing the state of tension and getting rid of the feeling of exhaustion. It is important to learn to say “no” sometimes when the burdens accumulate, and the individual feels that he is unable to assume more responsibilities. Also, the environment changes to improve mood as taking a short vacation, traveling to a new place, or changing the job at times. The feeling of strong faith in God Almighty remains and trusts in it is one of the most important ways to get rid of cases of psychological combustion and a sense of internal psychological balance.
In conclusion, psychological combustion is a difficult journey, but the challenges that one of us coincides with this trip are not the end by realizing the state of psychological combustion, understanding its causes, and methods of overcoming it so that the pain can be transformed into a driving force towards a better life. While emphasizing the importance of self -care, our interest in ourselves is not a luxury, but rather a necessity that contributes to the continuity of living with dignity and happiness in a world that may sometimes appear without a heart.
* University professor in educational psychology
