{"id":2369,"date":"2022-02-24T00:09:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T00:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2025-05-06T06:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:43:30","slug":"burnout17ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/burnout17ways\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Ways to Know if You’re Burning Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

I interviewed Sally McGrath recently for my podcast.<\/p>\n

She’s a health and wellbeing expert who specialises in working with corporate women struggling with burnout.<\/p>\n

One of the questions I asked her was how to identify<\/em> if you’re actually on the verge of burnout…<\/p>\n

So you can take steps to combat it.<\/p>\n

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There was so much valuable insight that Sally shared, I thought I’d distil the symptoms of burnout into three categories for you…<\/p>\n

Because…<\/p>\n

I don’t know about you…<\/em><\/p>\n

But when you’re in the midst of overwhelm, it’s kinda hard to see the wood for the trees.<\/p>\n

So I thing that by listing out these symptoms, it might help you help yourself even faster.<\/p>\n

I’ve divided all these symptoms into 3 categories to make it simple: Mental, Behaviours and Outcomes.<\/p>\n

See if you can recognise yourself in any of these:<\/p>\n

The Mental Symptoms of Burnout<\/h3>\n
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  1. Negative thoughts about yourself, others and your outcomes<\/li>\n
  2. Frustration<\/li>\n
  3. Cynicism<\/li>\n
  4. Cognitive issues<\/li>\n
  5. Tiredness due to a lack of sleep<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The Behavioural Symptoms of Burnout<\/h3>\n
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    1. Disinterest in your work<\/li>\n
    2. Disinterest in your life<\/li>\n
    3. Exhaustion<\/li>\n
    4. Lacking motivation<\/li>\n
    5. Being preoccupied with your work when you aren’t at work<\/li>\n
    6. Working out of hours and at night<\/li>\n
    7. Explosive reactions to small things<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      The Outcomes of Burnout<\/h3>\n
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      1. General decrease in satisfaction<\/li>\n
      2. Overall health problems<\/li>\n
      3. Interpersonal problems<\/li>\n
      4. Slipping job performance<\/li>\n
      5. Inability to make clear decisions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        If you’d like to listen to the full episode with Sally, tune into the podcast episode right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

        She shares a lot of tips with you to help you get back on track.<\/p>\n

        Rebecca<\/p>\n

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        Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for corporate women who want to build credibility and visibility with key stakeholders and fast track their next promotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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