Soziodramatische Aspekte der Erschöpfung

This article in the Zeitschrift für Psychodrama und Soziometrie deals with the sociodramatic aspect of exhaustion and sees it as an expression of contemporary society. The exhaustion is related to a changed experience of one’s own identity, which is often accompanied by a feeling of insecurity. Identity is often connected to contemporary social imperatives of self-optimization, which people experience as their own, inner imperatives. The exhaustion is the result of self-exploitation, which is accompanied by the feeling of “never enough” and carries with it the desire for constant self-improvement.