Over the past week, the World Health Organization recognised ‘burnout from work’ as a legitimate occupational phenomenon. It’s not a medical diagnosis or a disorder yet; it is however, a hazard that many employees who work under chronic stress-filled atmospheres, relate to. “People these days are increasingly facing burnout as they work longer hours under the constant need to prove themselves,” says psychiatrist Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar, founder of Chennai-based Sneha, a suicide prevention centre. “The body learns to cope with stress and adapt until a new stress comes along, when the process is repeated. Are you becoming increasingly cynical of, or negative towards, your job?

Source: The Hindu June 04, 2019 11:48 UTC