What is BurnOut & what are its effect on Mental Health

Burnout is when you feel extremely tired, stressed, and overwhelmed because of a lot of pressure and demands. This type of condition affects your mental health. 

Burnout is a state of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. It affects your mental health and makes your life a bit hard. It’s when you want to achieve things, run after them, and run out of energy on your way. When you run out of energy, your health gets affected. Let’s see how burnout affects your mental health and hampers your overall well-being.

Burnout can be a new term, but everyone can relate to it. It is a state where one feels emotionally, mentally, and physically drained. All these affect your mental health and‌ overall well-being. People who have gone through it or who are suffering from it feel a range of emotions. Let’s understand how burnout affects one’s mental health.

Mental exhaustion

It is when your brain is working so hard that, at some point, it runs out of energy. You feel like you are tired and can’t think of anything at that time. In simple words, you’re mentally tired and don’t want to do or even think about anything. 

Emotional exhaustion

One whose energy is drained may feel emotionally numb and detached from the world. They can’t express their feelings or emotions. Communication becomes a tough road for them. .

Boredom

Whoever has faced burnout, or facing it, can find every task boring. They enjoyed that task earlier, but now they don’t find it any fun or even worth their time. Their outlook regarding everything tends to become negative.

Reduced performance & productivity

They want to give 100% in everything they do, but still, their work lacks something. It affects their productivity and performance. Earlier, they managed every task, but now it is hard for them to focus.  

Irritation and frustration

Suddenly, everything irritates and frustrates them. Normal tasks can make them furious, and they lose their temper. In simple words, their patience levels drop, and they get angry. 

Isolation

Their energy is drained, and they get into their nest. They feel like social interaction will drain their energy even more. And it leads to isolation from family, friends, relatives, and everyone.

Anxiety

Burnout can trigger your anxiety, and you get more anxious  about everything. One may experience heightened worry, restlessness, increased shaking, etc. You constantly feel like you can’t do any task,k and it makes you feel uneasy.

Depression

Burnout and depression are kind of friends and they come hand in hand. They both have the same characteristics, like hopelessness, helplessness, etc. The one experiencing both loses interest in everything and everyone. 

Loss of passion

Burnout means your energy is drained, and you lose enthusiasm and passion. You feel like nothing excites you, or that you don’t have any hobbies. You don’t find joy in anything and feel low all the time.

Feeling stuck

Suddenly, you feel like nothing is moving forward, and you are stuck in the same place. It can be your work, your personal relationships, or your growth. You feel like you’re in a limbo and can’t get out of it.

Every other person faces burnout, but they find it hard to talk about it. But everything can be solved with the right tips and communication. We get that you lack the energy to talk, but give it a push and try to share your emotions. That might help and you may feel better after talking. We hope we’ve helped you and have not drained much of your energy. If you want to share anything, we are always here and all ears.