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Grace Walsh

I went through emotional burnout: Here's what no one tells you about extreme exhaustion

Illustration of woman clasping head in emotional burnout with clouds surrounding

For those in the midst of emotional burnout, it can be a confusing experience. As one of the more hidden forms of chronic exhaustion, many women put troubling mental and physical symptoms down to other factors, like stress from family life and work, physical fatigue, or even grief.

Today, many people are familiar with the term 'burnout' but because symptoms are often put down to these other factors, emotional burnout often goes unrecognized in the wider discussion around mental health and wellbeing.

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