Are You Relieving Burn Out?

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"I'm recognizing the symptoms. I probably need to do something about it," she says. "So what have you done to build yourself back up? You know, are you feeling relieved of the burn out you were feeling before?" 'You can't just run away and then come back again and expect it's gong to be different,' he adds. ''It was also an important lesson, because when i would go back into the class room and into the situations that were sometimes causing burn out, it would come back again'

Working long hours won’t necessarily burn us out, but getting too little sleep or feeling unappreciated might. Women commonly face extra stressors, like office chores or doing a “second shift” at home, that can leave us exhausted. And once we’re burned out, it usually takes more than a few yoga classes or going on vacation to feel like ourselves again.

Mandy O’Neill, an expert on workplace well-being, explains the causes, symptoms, and repercussions of burnout. She suggests several antidotes (including laughing with your colleagues) and ways to protect ourselves from experiencing it in the first place.

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