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When work leaves you with nothing left.

Exhaustion, distance from work or feeling unable to keep going deserve attention. Explore work burnout, what the term covers and options for support.

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Notice what work has been like

Think about tiredness, distance from your work and how effective you feel. The nine questions below organize your own answers into three bars. They do not measure a burnout level or tell you its cause.

Work and exhaustion check-in

Use these questions to notice experiences you might want to discuss or write down. You can leave whenever you choose; there is no right result to reach.

Original educational questions; this is not a validated clinical instrument or the official MBI. Percentages summarize these answers only.

Over the last two weeks, how often did you feel this?

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The first six answers increase the tiredness and distance bars. The last three are reversed: less perceived effectiveness makes the third bar higher. These are arithmetic summaries, not clinical cutoffs.

1. I end my workday drained, with nothing left to give.
2. I wake up tired even when I slept the hours I should have.
3. Thinking about tomorrow weighs on my body.
4. I've grown colder toward the people at my work.
5. It's hard to care about what used to matter to me.
6. I do the minimum, and it weighs on me when more is asked.
7. I feel I'm good at my work.
8. What I do has value.
9. Professional accomplishments still matter to me.

Why three bars and not just one

These bars summarize your answers about tiredness, distance from work and perceived effectiveness. They cannot confirm burnout or determine a treatment.

The WHO describes burnout as an occupational phenomenon. Understanding your situation also requires considering how long difficulties have lasted, your working conditions and other possible causes of fatigue.

If distress persists or affects daily functioning, a professional assessment may help clarify it. You can start by noting what makes things harder and what support is available.

WHO definition

A pause to notice your body

Move your attention through different parts of your body without forcing sensations or expecting a particular result. The activity takes about four minutes and you can stop it.

Body Scan

Mindfulness technique (MBSR, Jon Kabat-Zinn). 12 zones, about 4 minutes. Not about relaxing — about inhabiting your body.

If you have body trauma, the scan can activate strong sensations. You can stop anytime. If something overwhelms you, open your eyes and return to the room.

Sections that overlap with burnout

Three paths that touch different pieces of the picture.

If you aren't sleeping — or sleep doesn't restore you

If sleep is difficult too, the insomnia guide helps you observe your schedule and explore sleep habits. Poor sleep can have different causes; it does not confirm burnout.

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If your body is on alert all the time

If worry is taking up your day too, explore the anxiety guide and its optional exercises. Body tension alone does not identify its cause or diagnose anxiety.

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If you no longer know why you keep doing what you do

If you want to rethink your priorities, the starting-over guide offers a space to reflect on where your time and energy go and what you would like to change.

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