"Once, after surviving yet another round of redundancies in a former job, I did something very odd. I turned off the lights in my room and lay face-down on the bed, unable to move. Rather than feeling relief at having escaped the axe, I was exhausted and numb. I'm not the only one. Fatigue, apathy and hopelessness are all textbook signs of burnout, a bleak phenomenon that has come to define many of our working lives."
"Exhaustion isn't the only key symptom another is depersonalisation, or a sense of emotional detachment and cynicism. In medical staff, that might show up as compassion fatigue (leading to diminished empathy and increased irritability). For those not in healthcare, they may find that it's hard to care as much about their colleagues, and their work, leading to feelings of irritation, says Claudia Hammond, the author of Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure Off."
Burnout is a response to chronic job stressors rather than a disease. Common symptoms include exhaustion, depersonalisation (emotional detachment and cynicism), and reduced productivity or perceived competence. Depersonalisation can appear as compassion fatigue in medical staff, diminished empathy, irritability, and reduced care for colleagues or work. Reduced output often produces shame or guilt. Burnout can overlap with anxiety and depression, but the WHO does not classify it as a mental health disorder. Surveys report high prevalence: 66% of US workers experienced some burnout and one in three adults reported high pressure or stress in the prior year.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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