Is it burnout?

From Dr Peta Stapleton, Bond University

Work place burnout is an epidemic - heres why ⤵

Burnout follows a well-established three-phase pattern:

1️⃣ Emotional exhaustion (chronic fatigue, irritability, nervous system overload)

2️⃣ Cynicism / depersonalisation (emotional withdrawal, numbness, disconnection)

3️⃣ Reduced personal accomplishment (loss of confidence, meaning, and effectiveness)

Research shows this pattern is especially prevalent in teachers, healthcare workers, and helping professions, with 30–40% of educators experiencing clinically significant burnout.

🕵Here’s the key finding:

Across multiple studies, EFT tapping was shown to significantly reduce all three burnout dimensions, particularly emotional exhaustion — the core driver of burnout.

Teacher studies demonstrated measurable improvements in exhaustion, depersonalisation, and personal accomplishment, while healthcare and frontline workers showed rapid reductions in stress, anxiety, and burnout symptoms, even after brief sessions.

These findings matter because tapping addresses both the psychological and physiological stress response, helping regulate the nervous system rather than relying on cognitive strategies alone.

📃 The efficacy of emotional freedom

techniques and tapping in reducing job

stress and burnout: a review of research

📚 Read the research:

https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-02-2025-0078

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