Burnout
Sometimes people have nothing left. They’ve been trying to keep going for years, and then it’s like they run out of juice. They don’t have any energy or spark. Resting doesn’t help, and nor does just carrying on as normal.
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This is sometimes called burnout. Burnout results from chronic stress, often in a workplace. When defined by the World Health Organisation, it has three main parts. Exhaustion, feelings of negativity or cynicism, and reduced efficacy. Burnout is not a medical problem, it’s an occupational one. It happens when a person is under chronic stress for too long.