Be Safe Before the Life's Speed Breaks
The 12 stages of burnout, describe a progression from initial enthusiasm to exhaustion and collapse.
12 Stages of Burnout and How to Recover from It
Compulsion to Prove Oneself
Feeling a constant need to demonstrate your worth through work.
Working Harder
Becoming a workaholic, taking on more tasks and responsibilities.
Neglecting Needs
Ignoring personal needs such as sleep, diet, and social interactions.
Displacement of Conflicts
Misattributing stress to external factors, leading to conflict with others.
Revision of Values
Reassessing personal values, often placing work above family and social life.
Denial of Emerging Problems
Becoming intolerant and perceiving others as incompetent.
Withdrawal
Avoiding social interactions, often using alcohol or drugs to cope.
Odd Behavioral Changes
Exhibiting behaviors such as impatience, aggression, and withdrawal from social activities.
Impatience
Feeling detached from oneself and others, seeing neither as valuable.
Inner Emptiness
Feeling empty and looking for activities to fill the void, like overeating or substance abuse.
Depression
Experiencing severe exhaustion, hopelessness, and a bleak outlook on life.
Burnout Syndrome
Reaching a point of total mental and physical collapse, requiring medical attention.