{"id":104084,"date":"2023-05-30T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=104084"},"modified":"2023-06-02T13:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:40:19","slug":"unhealthy-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/unhealthy-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Unhealthy Work-Life Balance as a Sign of Secondary Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How does secondary trauma cause an unhealthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/finding-balance-between-work-and-life\/\">work-life balance<\/a>? How does an attachment to work affect your health and relationships?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the signs that you&#8217;re suffering from secondary trauma is that you struggle to detach from work. <em>Trauma Stewardship<\/em> by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky says that trauma caregivers are too focused on the job and think about it even when they&#8217;re supposed to be relaxing at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading to learn how secondary trauma causes an unhealthy work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-struggling-to-detach-from-work\"><strong>Struggling to Detach From Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lipsky states that <strong>people who work regularly with trauma sufferers often find it hard to leave work when the day is done. <\/strong>The cause and the people you\u2019re helping feel too important to detach for even a minute. However, when you become overly focused on your job, Lipsky explains, you neglect the aspects of your life that are equally important, such as your relationships and your health. Let\u2019s look at four ways an unhealthy work-life balance can manifest in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>You become hypervigilant of danger:<\/strong> People experiencing secondary trauma often remain in a hyper-alert state to try to anticipate threats and prevent anything bad from happening.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>You experience moments of dissociation: <\/strong>You regularly tune out of the present moment and lose track of what you\u2019re doing because you\u2019re recalling a traumatic event.<\/li><li><strong>Work becomes your source of self-worth: <\/strong>You become obsessed with your work because helping others and making a difference makes you feel like <em>you\u2019re<\/em> important.<\/li><li><strong>You avoid everything: <\/strong>When work becomes so draining, some people grow to dread it and try to avoid it entirely. You might wish an excuse would come up so you don\u2019t have to show up to work. Lipsky argues that avoidance can become a habit: You might feel like your personal life is just as draining as your work and start to isolate yourself from family, friends, and positive activities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Struggling to Detach From Work Harms Your Health and Relationships<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Trauma work is often very stressful, and if you struggle to detach from your work, the excessive stress can take a serious toll on your health. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/mind-over-medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mind Over Medicine<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> Lissa Rankin argues that when you don\u2019t give your body the time to rest and repair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/mind-over-medicine\/1-page-summary#stress-and-relaxation-affect-your-nervous-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stress can affect your health in a number of ways<\/a>: It can damage your blood vessels, increase your risk of heart attacks, weaken your immune system, and lead to muscle strain and stiffness. In fact, she cites a study revealing that people who don\u2019t take annual vacations had a 21% higher risk of dying from any cause and an increased risk of cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the symptoms of overwork are similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/common-symptoms-of-trauma\/\">symptoms of trauma<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-body-keeps-the-score\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Body Keeps the Score<\/em><\/a>, Bessel van der Kolk describes some common symptoms of trauma, and by examining them, we can get a better understanding of how overwork affects trauma workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hypervigilance:<\/strong> Van der Kolk argues that trauma causes hypervigilance because it\u2019s so overwhelming that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-body-keeps-the-score\/chapter-3#flashbacks-alter-brain-functions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the brain separates the event into pieces<\/a>\u2014into sounds, sights, emotions, or sensations. After the event is over, your brain remains hypersensitive to threats, and a particular and otherwise harmless sound might trigger your brain. This can make it hard to relax and connect with other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dissociation: <\/strong>People exposed to trauma dissociate to protect themselves from negative feelings and sensations. This becomes a problem, van der Kolk argues, as regularly tuning out can <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-body-keeps-the-score\/chapter-6#not-understanding-physical-sensations-makes-trauma-survivors-feel-out-of-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cause you to lose a sense of self and make it harder to manage your emotions<\/a>. For example, you might struggle to relieve tension in your body if you don\u2019t recognize that it\u2019s your stress that\u2019s causing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Obsession: <\/strong>People who have suffered trauma (and likely those exposed to it) sometimes become addicted to it, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-body-keeps-the-score\/chapter-2#emotional-numbness-and-fixation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">actively seeking out stress to crowd out other feelings<\/a> like boredom or anxiety. Repeating or engaging with that trauma, however, only leads to more feelings of pain and fixation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Avoidance: <\/strong>While Lipsky discusses avoidance as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/getting-overwhelmed\/\">feeling overwhelmed<\/a> by work, van der Kolk adds that people who have experienced trauma also avoid social settings because <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-body-keeps-the-score\/chapter-5#trauma-survivors-struggle-to-find-safety-and-belonging-in-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they feel unable to be understood<\/a>. Interacting with others, then, becomes exhausting as they constantly view others as threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does secondary trauma cause an unhealthy work-life balance? How does an attachment to work affect your health and relationships? One of the signs that you&#8217;re suffering from secondary trauma is that you struggle to detach from work. Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky says that trauma caregivers are too focused on the job and think about it even when they&#8217;re supposed to be relaxing at home. 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