Your Body Knows You're Burned Out (And what to do)

Burnout is a state of chronic stress that can lead to physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism and detachment, and a reduced sense of accomplishment.

If you're feeling tired, irritable, or have trouble concentrating, your body may be trying to tell you something. In this video, we'll explore how burnout can affect your body and mind, and why it's important to recognize the signs early on.

Whether you're experiencing burnout or want to prevent it from happening, this video is for you. Watch now to learn more about how your body knows you're burned out, and what you can do to feel better.

Writer: Sara Del Villar
Editor: Caitlin McColl
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Animator: Yen
Production Assistant: Thomas Kang
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[jasmineraaa]

Signs of burnout
1. Overall fatigue 1:11
2. Sweet cravings 2:40
3. Tension headaches 3:15
4. High blood pressure 4:07
5. Heart problems 4:54
6. Stomach problems 5:36
7. Insomnia 6:25

[seemranhoro]

The best way to deal with burnout is to listen to your own body. We overdo things that isn't healthy for our mental or physical health. Keeping in check when your body needs rest and food time to time and not abusing yourself mentally to overdo works. Your needs comes first stay hydrated, sleep well and eat healthy.❤

[hyphend]

Man, I feel like i get burnt out every semester lol

[ag-studios]

Thank you all so much for this! I've been suffering from burnout lately with not just school, but personal stuff as well as I've been experiencing most of these symptoms lately. I will be trying to minus down my burnout and especially my stress levels, by following the advice you guys gave in this video. Thanks again for all your help!

[Amirisphere]

Damn, I feel a lot of these, along with my entire body aching. Its important not to push ourselves too hard, because the suffering is real. Can everyone relate to this feeling?

[avanteemillin]

I am going through this right now, and it's so wild how this was uploaded to give me understanding. I love the way God works. Mine has added depression, chronic pain and anxiety. I felt like I was loosing my mind before I spoke to someone. (Ive never experienced this before) Mental health is everything. Thank you for creating this channel.

[annie-got-blue]

I feel burned out like all the time. Because I get stressed, tense, and anxiety etc from situations all kinds

[Enchanteralle]

I had burn out before and luckily not to the point where I experienced high blood pressure, heart or stomach problems. The constant fatigue, cravings for sweet, tension headaches and some sleep disturbance definitely were there. Also had a few moments of muscle tension...like slight tightness in the chest with heart palpitations a few times in the course of 1-2 yrs. Irritability and low patience were also constant. Found that I was venting about my job a lot. Even people around me noticed. Left that job and it's life changing. My body feels lighter. No longer in brain fog. Mood is much better and I don't vent about work anymore. Eat much better too!

[jadeblackwell]

I am burned out as a single woman with little responsibilities. Sometimes I wonder how single moms get through the day 🤔 just another reminder of why I don’t have kids. I can’t imagine being anymore burned out than I am now.

[psychgomandarin]

0:00 intro
1:10 1. Overall fatigue
2:40 2. Sweet cravings
3:15 3. Tension headaches
4:07 4. High blood pressure
4:54 5. Heart problems
5:35 6. Stomach problems
6:23 7. Insomnia
7:02 conclusion
7:40 outro

[HoneyBunny]

This video is made like the ending of the 7th episode of Chainsaw Man! this will be probably my favorite video forever! well drawn and also using the perfect character for the topic you were talking, also informative as always, keep up the good work! <3

[takaradachi]

The timing of your videos is always exquisite... I've been feeling terribly tired and like I'm about to faint any minute now, but at least now I'll have more time to rest.

[SpiffingTiff]

I get overwhelmed easily and the thought of just a few tasks I need to do in a day shuts me down. Even the thought of planning and prioritizing my tasks seems daunting sometimes, but today I gave chat gbt a try, had it schedule my day for me and literally put the whole schedule to the back of my mind. I feel so productive and not the least bit stressed (made sure I had big gaps between each task so I wasn't rushing). I think ill be doing this a lot more from now on

[remygallardo]

Well, it is fun to see, as an autistic person, my weekly routine laid out as symptoms. Monday's usually fine. Tuesday the fatigue and sweet craving hits. Wednesday the high blood pressure hits. Thursday the stomach problems hit. I work 4 ten hour days so Friday is my first day of my weekend and that's when my weekly migraine hits and I sleep for 14-16 hours. Then I finally have two days of peace and normalcy before the cycle begins again. Thankfully never hit insomnia.

[snjert]

Oh yeah, I can relate. Not currently, but in the past two years when I studied from home, stressing myself and still ran into walls during exams. Turns out having ADHD really doesn't help in such times

[Anna-puhx]

When the algorithm hits...this is spot on for me right now, hoping to come out of it soon. There are some signs its getting easier luckily. Sending hugs to anyone going through the same, this is horrid and really isolating

[krystallize]

I've been working in homeoffice for the last 3 years now and I can relate to most of those problems, especially combined with the untreated depression I've been carrying around for 20 years and this is why I want to give you a quick tips on how to get rid of some of those symptoms (not for good, but at least temporarily).

10 Minutes relaxation is good, but better it is to just lay down in your bed and maybe sleep for half an hour, no phone around, just the quiet and you.
WORK.OUT!
It might be a common trope but it actually helps a lot. Not only are you using the glucose in your body, but you will also make your body produce more Testosterone which works similar to dopamine and ultimately makes you happier.
It also helps against headaches due to the higher oxygen in your blood and better blood pressure.
Same goes for Heart Problems.
Insomnia is still an issue for me but it got a lot better since I'm working out, mostly because you used up your energy, but if you still can't sleep, go get some melatonin pills and use them whenever you feel like your sleep schedule got out of hand, don't use it daily tho :)

And one last thing that was really important to me. FIND A PURPOSE. Doing the same thing every single day without actually achieving anything for you personally will grind your mind down to someone who barely exists anymore. Maybe it's enough for you to just know that todays workout pushed you further to your goal of having a nice body or maybe you want to write a book, start a youtube channel that might or might not be your income in the future. Maybe you want to learn about investing. Just do literally anything towards a goal you set in your life.

You will sleep so much better knowing that today, you did something productive, something for you, something noone can take from you.

[Everyday_Awes]

It's not that often that I say I like living where I do, but one of the benefits is I can go to doctor and get payed sick leave because of burnout. Specially if I say I'm also struggling with depression. I got two weeks leave for burnout from a doctor last year. It's helpful to have the chance to just...stop. Later of course I had battle the thoughts that I don't deserve time to stop or guilt that I even asked for help. But I guess I'm work in progress.

[stardust.]

The mental exertion school has been giving me lately is intense, I'm so happy summer is near.

[VT-ujmu]

Burnout is not just about work. Caring and family responsibilities can be even more chronically stressful. Eg I am sole carer for my severely disabled husband. I do get some help but never never respite. There is no end and no way out. I can’t get signed off work by a doctor or leave my job. I love my husband who is kind and undemanding of me despite his physical helplessness but we are stuck where we are.
It would be great if you could do more content on caring and family responsibilities and stresses not just work and study pressures. A lot of us viewers are an older demographic.
Thank you for all you do.