Most of us live busy lives, juggling the demands of work and home. Stress is part of the deal — it can even help us to push through a particularly tough day. But what happens when it builds to the point of exhaustion? We spoke to experts to better understand what burnout really means and the five key ways it can affect the brain.
They also shared some useful tips for breaking free from what can often feel like an inescapable cycle of burnout.
“Burnout is a syndrome, so is a collection of symptoms, and the WHO (World Health Organization) defines it as an occupational phenomenon,” says psychiatrist Dr Elisabetta Burchi. “If you think about burnout in the workplace, you think about somebody who feels emotionally drained, detached from…