«We, as a society, are slowly beginning to openly put our physical and mental health above material goods and the satisfaction of the boss. The time has come to take care of your health and your rights “- wrote Dr. Ewa Stawiarska, author of the profile” Doktorka od 7 Boleści “, on her Instagram account. “Super important post” – write Internet users, joining the discussion about the medical consequences of overwork.
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- Doctors and psychologists also joined in, warning against excessive work and the stress associated with it.
- Dr. Stawiarska in the post on Instagram writes directly: “You can die from overwork”
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Dr. Ewa Stawiarska, a doctor in the course of specialization in family medicine, a member of the Polish Society for Obesity Research, and the author of the Instagram profile “Doktorka od 7 Poleści”, whose entries are followed by over 19 thousand. people, took up the topic work several hours a dayand how it translates into physical and mental health.
Death from overwork is possible
“What do you think? Can you die from overwork? Or is it really “a dream is for the weak” and “limitations exist only in our heads”, as today’s corporate culture and successful people often try to convince us? ” – asks Dr. Stawiarska on Instagram.
«We, as a society, are slowly beginning to openly put our physical and mental health above material goods and the satisfaction of the boss. Allow me to throw in the medical three cents to the subject and I will tell you – YES, YOU CAN DIE FROM WORKING. And there is scientific evidence for it » – writes Dr. Stawiarska.
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Karoshi and Karojisatsu – the dangers of overwork
The doctor explains in her post two terms related to excessive work. “Karoshi” or “death from overwork” is a term coined in Japan in the 70s. Then it started to show up deaths among extremely overworked people aged between 20 and 40. They died of strokes, heart attacks and subarachnoid hemorrhages.
«Many studies have proven that prolonged mental and physical stress (for our body stress is also a low amount of sleep, poor quality sleep, irregular and deficient diet, lack of time to rest) increases the secretion of catecholamines (adrenaline and norepinephrine) and cortisol. This, in turn, is associated with hypertension, atherosclerosis and the multiplied risk of cardiovascular diseases “, writes” Doktorka from 7 pains “.
In turn, “Karojisatsu” is an extreme state in which a person takes on his own life due to overwork. «Since the 80s, it has consistently been one of the greatest social problems in Japan. It is estimated that as much as 10-30 thousand per year. suicide is caused by work!»- the doctor alerts.
«Our body is not designed to work several hours a day. This is harmful and it is beneath all criticism to promote such behavior or forcing your employees to do so. Persons persuading others to work beyond their strength indirectly harm the workers. Enough. The time has come to take care of your health and your rights»- Dr. Stawiarska ends her entry.
Internet users who follow the doctor’s profile comment on the post with commitment. “I would add the lack of time, will and resources for relationships”, “At the age of 26, I had all the symptoms of burnout and a nervous breakdown. Glad it came so early. Thanks to this, I have learned a completely new approach to work and I hope I have gained a few years of life that I would not have had if the burnout came later »,« I work in three places and I’m not proud of it … now I focus on self-development and limit my work to one place. Plan implemented. The very thought makes me feel better »they write.
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