You have the Wonder Woman syndrome if you set yourself at exceptional, if not unattainable, levels, if you try to be present for everyone, balancing multiple roles between family and work.
Wonder Woman Syndrome: Does your typical day look like this too?
Wonder Women’s Day it starts very early, usually with the gym or in any case physical activity. Once home they wake up their children and get them ready to take them to school. From here the working day begins,
at lunch something very fast because they take the opportunity to run errands and resume work immediately afterwards. Then again at home to manage homework and physical activities or children’s music, dinner, going out with husbands or friends.
Everything must be perfect and of a high standard, everything must be under their control. They measure their worth only by the goals they manage to achieve.
What is their real life?
The truth about their lives is hidden, behind smiles that are increasingly difficult to make. In recent years an increasingly higher number of women are affected by this syndrome. Women who don’t forgive themselves for the slightest uncertaintywho have enormous expectations of themselves, in pursuit of perfection.
In the long run this stressful situation becomes chronic and physical and psychological symptoms begin to appear.
What are the symptoms of Wonder Woman syndrome?
The first signs, as often happens in these conditions, are felt during night rest.
They begin to suffer from insomniairritability, mood swings, sense of frustration at the inability to control every single event, sense of guilt, states of anxiety.
If action is not taken, other more serious manifestations may occur, such as:
What are the therapies?
As in many situations involving mental health, the first step towards getting better is recognize that you have a problem.
This is a sneaky syndrome, because the woman who suffers from it he projects an image of himself externally which is often a guarantee of admiration externally. The reward area of the brain is rewarded. At a certain point, however, we must recognize that heroines only exist on screen and in comics and not in real life. No woman, like no man, has superpowers.
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So admit that we are fragile and fallible it is a fundamental step. It will be easier to analyze our failures and moments of disappointment in a rational and understanding way.
Contacting a professional is essential to rationally accept one’s weaknesses. From here on it is mandatory to learn to delegate and be able to trust your partner. In short, ask for help and don’t think that the only right way to do things is your own.