The overload of responsibilities, obligations and conflicts, whether in the work or personal field, ends up taking a toll on people’s mental health. If you are too demanding, perfectionist and dedicated to your tasks without leaving time for yourself and your interests, you are most likely suffering from emotional exhaustion.
Emotional exhaustion is a saturation caused by a situation that is beyond us. It can occur when we have too many obligations at work or studies, when we have a relationship that is not going through its best moment, when we have problems or conflicts with a family member or friend, when we are in charge of caring for an elderly person or dependent… This problem is very similar to the mental burden and burnt-out worker syndrome, in that the circumstances, obligations, demands, what is expected of us and what we must assume is beyond us, we feel that we can no longer take it.
As a consequence, our mental and even physical health are severely affected. Emotional exhaustion hinders our entire life, even what is not related to the cause of our discomfort. Therefore, it is important to know how to recognize its symptoms in order to remedy it as soon as possible.
