What Happens When a Mom Never Gets a Break 

Are you getting tired while bringing up your kids? Do you feel exhausted doing the basic house chores? Does your work routine disturb your natural momentum?  If yes, it is more likely you are burned out . When a good mom never gets a break it can lead to burn out! 

7 Signs you or your Mom Never Gets a Break

1. EMOTIONAL DISTRESS:

If your mother is always in emotional distress, it is because she is in a continuous pressure of responsibilities. If your mother is ignoring her basic needs, she might be working hard and this is making her emotionally worn out. She definitely needs a break. 

2. EXHAUSTED: 

Mothers who never take a break are exhausted and mentally occupied all the time. It is more probably because your mother is utilizing all the time in cleaning, cooking, laundry and other chores. If a mother is a working woman, it is possible she is worried about home and office together. Studies show that mental exhaustion comes with physical involvement and multi-tasking. A break once a week is necessary for your mother to function well. 

3. FRUSTRATED MUMS:

Mums are humans too. They need time and rest as well. If your mother doesn’t take time for her, she is getting through emotional distress and exhaustion, frustration can be the outcome as well.  You need to relax your mother by allowing her to live her life out of the home as well.  A day off can minimize the level of frustration. Let your mother make friends and attend events without pressure. Frustration can be cured with rest.

4. LACK OF CONCENTRATION:

If your mother is having difficulty in focusing concentration, it might be an outcome of her tiredness. Have you seen your mother coming out of a room and forgetting why she is worried? Did she forget the boiling milk on the kitchen stove? If yes, it might be as a result of her not taking a break. Mothers are the most selfless creatures. They need to be reminded of their own meals. Lack of concentration can make them frustrated and depressed as well. Fresh mothers do not compromise on me-time. You need to learn how to be a supermom. Super mothers are emotionally and physically strong and they take breaks.

5. DISORGANISED LIFESTYLE:

If your mother is trying hard to organize home and routine, but ending up with disorganized arrangement, it is most probably she is tired. Disorganized lifestyle with lots of efforts to maintain a rhythm shows mental disturbances. Peace is above all. Mental peace and disturbances are necessary for your organized lifestyle. Mothers who have anger issues and suffer from helpless Ness at the same time. It is most probably because of lack of balance and mental anxiety.

6. PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS:

Physical symptoms are most probably because your mother is physically weak. If she is not on a proper diet, she might develop calcium and iron deficiency. Weak muscles and weak physical symptoms include pallor, fatigue, restlessness and not being able to function properly.  This can progress to serious weaknesses including bones and joints illnesses, osteomalacia or osteoporosis. Similarly less intake of iron and calcium can lead to anemia. Mothers need to keep in view their own family needs as well. If not, such illnesses can affect lifelong with less refractory period.

7. TEMPER ISSUES:

Worn out mothers are like machines continuously used without enough care resulting in loss of function. Similarly, mothers result in temperamental issues as well. Anger issues are one of the leading causes behind that. If you are feeling depressed, you need to find a reason and take a day off. What were your hobbies before you entered motherhood? Do not compromise on your personal interests, your own being. Were you interested in going to the gym or painting? Take a day out in your routine for your hobbies.

Make yourself coffee and treat yourself as one of your children. Children fall and rise, they get hurt and heal. Do not panic and consider it a part of their growth. You need to take care of yourself too. Allow no one to take that from you. Your burn out phase is just because you are ignoring your basic needs. Allow yourself to live too!