Increasing a workers control over his or her job is another intervention has been shown to help counteract exhaustion and cynicism in the workplace.Additional prevention methods include: starting the day with a relaxing ritual; yoga; adopting healthy eating, exercising, and sleeping habits; setting boundaries; taking breaks from technology; nourishing ones creative side, and learning how to manage stress.Barry A. Farber suggests strategies like setting more achievable goals, focusing on the value of the work, and finding better ways of doing the job, can all be helpful ways of helping the stressed. People who dont mind the stress but want more reward can benefit from reassessing their work–life balance and implementing stress reduction techniques like meditation and exercise. Others with low stress, but are underwhelmed and bored with work, can benefit from seeking greater challenge.In one trial, workers taking a high-dose Vitamin B complex "reported significantly lower personal strain and a reduction in confusion and depressed/dejected mood after 12 weeks. "In another trial, doctors undertaking a program involving "mindfulness, reflection, shared experience, and small-group learning" for 9 months had a much lessened propensity to burn out. Another trial with medical interns found a ten-week mindfulness program reduced the incidence of burnout. Secondary and tertiary prevention (aka treatment and management)
Hätinen et al. list a number of common treatments, including treatment of any outstanding medical conditions, stress management, time management, depression treatment, psychotherapies, ergonomic improvement and other physiological and occupational therapy, physical exercise and relaxation.
See also
Hypocapnia – State of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood, decreased level of carbon dioxide
Inert gas asphyxiation
Lake Nyos – Crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon
Ocean acidification – Climate change-induced decline of pH levels in the ocean
Permissive hypercapnia
Waterboarding – Torture method simulating drowning

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