Take this at your own pace.
Use the timeframe described on this page and choose the answer that feels closest. You can stop whenever you want.
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This is a record of what you selected, not a score or clinical interpretation.
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If any answer involves immediate danger, abuse, or an inability to stay safe, use urgent local support now.
Trace burnout back to the conditions of work.
Burnout refers specifically to chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. The reflection separates exhaustion, distance or cynicism, and reduced effectiveness from broader symptoms that may also need clinical assessment.
The occupational burnout pattern
The prompts are an observation aid. They cannot establish a diagnosis, severity category, cause, or treatment recommendation.
The burnout recovery guide connects exhaustion and distance to demand reduction, recovery, and workplace change.
| Area | What to notice | Useful detail to record |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaustion | Energy depletion that ordinary rest does not resolve | Work patterns, hours, and recovery opportunities |
| Distance | Cynicism, dread, numbness, or withdrawal from work | Values conflicts and repeated frustrations |
| Effectiveness | Concentration, errors, confidence, or reduced accomplishment | Tasks affected and resources missing |
| Conditions | Workload, control, fairness, support, and role clarity | Which organizational factor needs action |
Separate the job from the whole picture
The same answer can mean different things depending on timing, health, safety, environment, and what is typical for you.
Use the workplace-stress guide to turn general overload into priorities, blockers, hours, and specific requests.
- Are symptoms mostly tied to work or present across every area of life?
- Which workload, schedule, staffing, or value conflict is chronic?
- What happened when you asked for prioritization, support, or accommodation?
Name the organizational change required
A clinician or support person can respond more clearly when you bring specific examples instead of trying to summarize your entire life.
If symptoms extend across life or include sustained low mood and loss of pleasure, review the depression guide and seek a broader evaluation.
- Which demands must be reduced, sequenced, or reassigned?
- What documentation or workplace support is available?
- Could depression, anxiety, sleep problems, or physical illness also be contributing?
Draft a workload and recovery brief
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When burnout may not explain everything
Burnout is an occupational phenomenon, not a medical diagnosis. Symptoms across all areas of life, persistent low mood, or major sleep and health changes deserve a broader professional evaluation.
If there is immediate danger, abuse, severe physical symptoms, or an inability to stay safe, use urgent local help now rather than waiting to complete this page.
Sources and scope
This educational material uses the institutional overviews below as starting points. Those sources do not validate this original check-in, and the check-in does not reproduce or score a clinical instrument.