Series of unpleasant events, too intense rate of life, impossibility to achieve the desirable objectives, problems of close people – all this and many other things can result in moral fatigue. Its manifestations are such destructive feelings and emotions as discontent with and the world around, mental anguish, different types of fears, disbelief in bright future, etc.
Moral fatigue: signs, causes and effects
Unlike a physical overstrain, moral fatigue is not shown by muscle or any other parts of the body pain. It can be compared to nervous exhaustion, a sincere overstrain. It is easy to reveal morally tired person on characteristic external signs: the lowered shoulders, an extinct look, the silent speech, can sometimes be observed excessive emotionality, aggression, tearfulness, etc. Some internal contradictions, not resolved conflicts, problems of self-realization, social disadaptation, etc. can torment it.
Various vegetative disorders of the central nervous system, neurosises, psychoses, an adynamy and so forth can turn out to be consequence of moral fatigue. Long stay in suppressed, depression can lead also to functional frustration of a cardiovascular system, to decrease in immunity, weaken all organism in general.
As it was already noted above, the reasons of moral fatigue can be very different and depend on features of a situation for each specific person. Manifestations and consequences of this state can also be absolutely various, the person, stronger on character, with sanguine type of temperament will cope with difficulties much quicker and with smaller losses, than, for example, the melancholiac.
How to fight moral fatigue?
Try to resolve all internal and external conflicts in time, and do not allow them better at all. You find time for rest in series of intense labor everyday life, you learn to relax completely, for this purpose practice meditation, yoga. Change a situation more often, travel, you go hiking, you go by an excursion. New interesting impressions, expansion of own outlook, enthusiasm for something – all this distracts from pressing problems. Refuse a habit of constant scrolling in thoughts of the same stubborn questions. Promise themselves to think of problems tomorrow, and today relax, exempt the body from fears, envy, mental anguish and other experiences. Find an interesting hobby. It is important that at your life there were not only a work and life, but also something like that that would be brought to you by undoubted pleasure. Do not place too great demands neither on yourself, nor on the people surrounding you. Remember that you will not redo all affairs, you will not earn all money. You find time to have a rest soul. If you feel that you are overcome by the constant moral fatigue passing into a depression consult with the experienced psychotherapist.