Burnout Signals Map
Reflect on work-related exhaustion, mental distance or cynicism, professional effectiveness, recovery, and changes noticed over time.
Burnout is an occupational phenomenon, not a personal diagnosis.
The World Health Organization describes burnout through three work-related dimensions: exhaustion, increased mental distance or cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy.
This reflection cannot determine whether you are experiencing burnout. Similar changes may also occur with depression, anxiety, sleep disruption, medical conditions, trauma, grief, or other forms of strain.
Consider both individual support and changes to work conditions. Persistent or worsening changes deserve attention rather than being treated as a failure of resilience.
This is not a screening instrument and does not diagnose burnout, depression, or another condition. Consider a licensed mental health professional or health care provider when symptoms affect health, safety, sleep, relationships, or daily functioning.