It’s time to assess—closely, specifically, and honestly—the amount of stress in your life. BurnOut is not the flu; it doesn't go away after a few weeks. It requires radical change to cure it.
Accepting your BurnOut status can be tricky, especially because you know it will require significant changes. It makes sense if you want to deny BurnOut—it’s like getting the flu right before a big presentation. Who has time to be sick now? How can you possibly be burnt out when there’s still so much to do! Stopping long enough to do it will make you feel like you're throwing tear gas at yourself while screaming, “Anarchy!” But if you can say, “Yes, I’m burnt out,” the next steps will be much easier.
Optional Lighthearted Short Quiz: The Stress Test
Are you doing things you have absolutely no passion for?
I feel overwhelmed and out of control most of the time?
I feel like nothing I do is right anymore and want to explode in anger at everything.
My weight and eating patterns have recently changed dramatically.
I have noticed a definite change in my sleep pattern.
I feel like crap for no particular reason.
Television has become my haven, and my fantasy life.
I have experienced panic like physical symptoms at work or when I think of work.
I have trouble sleeping because I ruminate about stuff that happens during my work day.
I am not very sympathetic with people anymore.
I fantasize about doing stupid things to release my tension.
I get really frustrated when people interrupt me while I am working alone.
I have a lot of compassion for people, sometimes it hinders my ability to take care of my needs.
I have a lot of compassion for people, it can hinder my ability to take care of my needs.
I have considered leaving my career behind for a loin cloth and a mountain.
I feel misunderstood or unappreciated by most of the people who work with me regularly.
I feel isolated even though I talk to people all day.
I feel like a caged pacing tiger.
I feel like a wild boar.
When life gives me lemons, I squeeze them in people’s eyes.
I feel like a porcupine.
I am achieving less than I should and feel I am missing something in my career.
Career politics and assumptions drive me nuts and decrease my productivity.
There is more work than can possibly be done by me and a fleet of tiny slave laborers.
I have to multitask so much that my quality of work feels poor and my memory is poorer.
While planning would be nice, it always gets thwarted by the next fire I have to put out.
I am settling all the time.
I crave sugar.
I crave salt.
I crave alcohol.
I crave fat.
I'm buying piñatas in bulk, so I can beat the crap out of something then eat some candy.
I rarely feel rested.
I have lots of annoying physical ailments that interrupt my work methods.
When I want to relax, I set out to have a glass of wine and drink the whole damn bottle.
I don’t know how to relax anymore, so I watch an entire Netflix TV series in one evening.
Before I fall asleep I am plagued by what I didn’t do today.
I am good about reminding myself what I am grateful for.
I am extremely tired before getting into bed, but once I am there, my mind runs 90mph.
I hate taking tests like these.
I prefer snacks over sex.
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