Do you feel emotionally and physically exhausted at work? Do you feel drained and generally uninterested in your daily routine? If yes, you might be experiencing burnout.

Burnout happens when you’re mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted in both personal and professional life. The negative effects of burnout can spill into all areas of your life such as work, family, hobbies, or relationships etc.

Take this quiz to reflect on how you’re going and identify whether you could be burning out.


Am I Experiencing Burnout?

Most of the time 

Sometimes

Rarely

In the past 2-3 weeks, how often have you felt tired, drained, and empty?

When you give your best effort, does your work feel rewarding?

Do you feel worthless if things are not going well at work?

Do you feel motivated to do better at your work?

Most of the time

Sometimes 

Rarely 

Do you have trouble getting started on tasks?

In the past 2-3 weeks, how often have you been excited about the future?

Do you get easily irritated by small problems?

In the past 2-3 weeks, how often have you felt underappreciated or misunderstood?

Do you feel isolated or unsupported in your work or other responsibilities?

Do you feel fulfilled in your work and personal life?

Do you get enough time in your daily routine to relax and recharge?

Do you have trouble sleeping or feeling rested?

You seem to be coping well right now, and that’s awesome! It’s important to regularly check in with how you’re coping with life and do what works for you to be happy and well.

If you’re feeling especially good, why not check in with a friend or family member? It can be hard to recognize that you’re feeling stressed or burnt out, and some people need someone to chat with about how things are going.


You are coping well right now

There might be some areas of your life that you’re really enjoying, and some others that you aren’t. The good news is, you’ve identified this early so you’re in a good place to take some steps to prevent burnout.

For those areas that you enjoy, keep it up! For the ones you don’t, why aren’t you enjoying them, it’s important to reflect on how you can improve them. Even small steps can help you feel better and improve parts of your life.


You could be on your way to burning out

Dealing with the work stress can lead you to experience burn out over time. It’s common to get stuck in a cycle where you aren’t motivated by life, but you feel like you don’t have the energy to make positive changes. 

However, you’ve taken the first step and have recognized that you could be burning out. It might be challenging, but from here, there are things you can do to overcome this and feel better. 


You could be experiencing burnout

Am I Experiencing Burnout?

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