Is this still normal or am I on the way to burnout? Health insurance surveys show that at least one in four people in this country is often stressed. Anyone who is constantly under electricity rightly asks themselves: Is it still healthy? Or should I pull the ripcord?

But this thought is usually followed by: nothing. “Many people don’t recognize the early warning signs of burnout,” says expert Helen Heinemann from the Institute for Burnout Prevention in Hamburg, adding: “You only go to the doctor when severe sleep disorders, unbearable pain or a total collapse force you to do so. “But then the suffering is great and recovery also takes a very long time.

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