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FILE: Burnout is when your body's stress response dominates over its relaxation response. Picture: 123rf.com

Stress

Mental Health Check-In Moment: Three steps to deal with burnout

By Devon Thomas

Dr Ela Manga chats about the symptoms of burnout and how to deal with it.

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    Toxic work environments leading causes of stress for employees - business expert

    Working in a toxic environment could create mental health and physical health issues as well as a lack of motivation and low self-esteem, said CEO of ICHAF Training Institute, Devan Moonsamy.

    178 days ago
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    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: I joined the 5 am club. Now what?

    Now that Haji Mohamed Dawjee is spending her first three hours of the day at the maximum, what happens with the rest of the time?

    548 days ago
  • The artist Celos paints a mural in downtown Los Angeles on 30 May 2020 in protest against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. Picture: AFP

    ANALYSIS: Racism has a physical impact on the body – here’s how

    Racism operates at multiple levels to negatively affect health. Physical violence and rampant infectious diseases are the tip of the iceberg.

    557 days ago
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    RESEARCH: Coronavirus dreams: How anger, sadness & fear crept in during lockdown

    Soon after the first lockdowns started, people reported having more dreams than before, with different content.

    627 days ago
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    Survey: South Africans' stress levels have shot up by 56% due to COVID-19

    Pharma Dynamics' Abdurahman Kenny said people from across the country participated in the survey and were asked about their mental health throughout the pandemic.

    676 days ago
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    EXPLAINER: How coronavirus is affecting our mental health

    Social distancing has led to greater isolation and severe financial distress for many.

    746 days ago
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    Employees face high risk of pre-traumatic stress syndrome - research

    Afriforte MD Professor Ina Rothmann said the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an anxiety condition which 46% of employees were at high risk of experiencing.

    758 days ago
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    Anxious, stressed South Africans really battling under lockdown, says Sadag

    A recent Sadag survey suggests that 55% of South Africans who called them had feelings of anxiety and panic and 46% were under financial stress and pressure.

    835 days ago
  • FILE: British actor Kit Harington arrives for the "Game of Thrones" eighth and final season premiere at Radio City Music Hall on 3 April 2019 in New York city. Picture: AFP

    'Game of Thrones' star Kit Harington checks into rehab

    The 'Game of Thrones' actor is taking time out from the spotlight to work on some 'personal issues' at a 'wellness retreat', his spokesperson has confirmed.

    1179 days ago
  • Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on 22 April 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Picture: AFP

    Study: News coverage of violent events may contribute to 'cycle of distress'

    Some previous research suggests that people are drawn to wall-to-wall news coverage of traumatic events as a way to ease their apprehension and cope with stress, the study team notes.

    1212 days ago
  • FILE: Hilaria Baldwin leads a yoga class at the Carbon38 and Hilaria Baldwin Host "Om For A Cause" for Girls, Inc at the Glass Houses on 3December 2018 in New York City. Picture: AFP

    Striking a balance: Workplace yoga can indeed lower employee stress

    While research showed that yoga didn’t appear to influence heart health, workplace yoga did have a positive effect on mental health and in stress reduction in particular.

    1230 days ago
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    How a basic income can battle the 8 giants of a faltering economy

    The first giant is inequality – the huge growth in income and wealth disparities within countries that goes well beyond what is captured by measures such as the Gini coefficient.

    1307 days ago
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    Don’t worry, stress at work isn’t always a bad thing

    It’s important to strike the right balance, but periods of some stress could improve performance, writes Daniel Thomas.

    1516 days ago
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    Partner's scent eases women’s response to stress

    Researchers found that stress levels dropped in women who smelled their partner’s shirt during a stress test but rose in women who smelled a stranger’s shirt.

    1677 days ago
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    Stressed out? Deal with stress the navy SEAL way

    As a former US Navy SEAL commander, Jocko Willink, learned how to deal with stress that makes office anxiety not really seem so bad.

    1740 days ago
  • FILE: During stressful times, talking to yourself in the third person, silently, could help you control your emotions. Picture: Pixabay.com.

    How to control your emotions

    A scientific reports study indicates that third-person self-talk may constitute a relatively effortless form of self-control.

    1830 days ago
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    There’s a bright side to stress

    The study looked at what happens in the brain when people who are highly stressed try to empathise with others.

    1844 days ago
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    [ANALYSIS] Is cancer just a question of ‘bad luck’?

    Two US researchers have traced the majority of cancers to DNA replication errors during our natural cell replacement. Their finding asks for a renewed inquiry into the role of "chance" in cancer.

    1851 days ago
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