What is Burnout?

Burnout is the state of being emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted. You feel overwhelmed and are unable to meet constant demands, leading to a lack of achievement and even depersonalization.

What leads to Burnout?

An exorbitant amount of stress and anxiety caused by an intense workload or physical and mental strain.

Ways to improve your mental health overall:

Take this quick easy quiz to test if you are at risk of burnout:

Take action with your Mental Health.

Are You Burned Out?

Score Interpretation

Score: 10-19    No sign of burnout here.

Score: 20-29 Little sign of burnout here, unless some factors are particularly severe.

Score: 30-39 Be careful – you may be at severe risk of burnout, particularly if several scores are high.

Score: 40-50   You are at very severe risk of burnout – do something about this urgently

Resources to help you understand what burnout is and how you can manage it if you are currently burned out:

https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/educators-and-students-are-burned-out-these-strategies-can-help

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/burning-out-in-school-what-it-means-and-how-to-help

https://www.ama-assn.org/residents-students/resident-student-health/8-ways-cut-medical-student-burnout (Medical students specifically)