No. | Suggestion | Assumptions | Solution | Responses |
1 | Recognize and own the symptoms | Lack of knowledge | Learn more about burnout, thus reify its reality. | I can own the symptoms but I need to know how to solve the problem |
2 | Talk with someone about feelings | Clinicians repress their feelings | Be more open and honest | I was caught being honest about my feelings… |
3 | Reschedule your work | You have a problem with timing | Prioritise | I have no time left in the day |
4 | Cut down on your work | That this can be done | Reschedule | There is a cap on new staff (he said) |
5 | Take a holiday | That this can be done | Take leave | I’ve used up all my leave on professional development |
6 | Use relaxation or meditation | That this can be done | Relax | I use these, the problem is not solved |
7 | Use positive self-talk | Clinicians are irrationally negative | Be more positive | Humour, negativity, irony works for me |
8 | Lower your expectations of yourself, clients, colleagues and your employer | That this can be done | That this is possible | My expectations of my employer could not possibly be lower |
9 | Allow yourself to enjoy life and have a sense of humour | Clinicians have a poor sense of balance | That this is possible | I have a sense of humour and irony |
10 | Use thought stopping to stop worrying about clients when not at work | Only primary stressors concern clinicians after hours | Use your brain | I practice that but I, m worrying if I’ll have a job next week |
11 | Use your religious or other belief system for support | Your belief system is faulty | Change your belief system to suit the workplace | There is nothing wrong with my religious/ethical beliefs |
12 | Care for yourself as a person by doing some nice things for yourself | Clinicians are incapable of self-care | Use the mythologies of solutions to burnout | That what gets me into trouble with my employer |