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Stress goes hand in hand with much of what we do every day. For the most part, we\u2019re able to handle the stress and keep it under control. Then we get up the next day and do it over again.<\/p>\n

\"woman<\/a>As acknowledged in Part One<\/a> of this two-part series on burnout, we all have certain levels of stress in our work and careers. But if that stress is continuous and it\u2019s stretching us too thin, then it can predispose us to develop burnout. Burnout is one of those things that doesn’t just go away. Someone dealing with burnout is a bit like an old rechargeable battery that gets depleted quickly and cannot hold a charge for very long.<\/p>\n

Broadly speaking, burnout is caused by job-related stress. However, there isn\u2019t really a consensus on what exactly it is or what causes it, as it shares a lot of symptoms with things like depression, anxiety disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome. You can\u2019t get a medical diagnosis of \u201cburnout.\u201d Researchers point out that individual factors, such as personality traits and family life, influence who experiences job burnout.<\/p>\n

So while burnout might not be considered a mental health illness, according to the World Health Organization<\/a>, it is definitely a mental health issue. Burnout is characterized as \u201ca syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What is Burnout?<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, it\u2019s important to note that burnout isn\u2019t something you can catch and get over like a common cold. Some studies have shown that chronic stress\u2014the kind associated with causing burnout\u2014actually thins out the frontal cortex. This is a physical alteration of the brain normally associated with ageing, that can have long-term effects on memory, creativity, and attention spans.<\/p>\n

Chronic stress has also been shown to cause young people to suffer from strokes, at ages where it\u2019s practically unheard of to suffer that type of medical condition.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Sherrie Bourg Carter<\/a> writing in Psychology Today<\/em>, \u201cBurnout doesn’t happen suddenly. You don’t wake up one morning and all of the sudden “have burnout.” Its nature is much more insidious, creeping up on us over time like a slow leak, which makes it much harder to recognize.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"series<\/a>So, it\u2019s important to recognize what burnout actually is, as most experts agree that it is characterized by these main dimensions:<\/p>\n