Comments on: Recognizing and preventing burnout

It's a workplace version of depression. If you're not aware of it, you can irreparably damage your career and your personal life. Here's how to avoid it.

[dascha1]

Professional Medical Advice is what it is....

[Galaxy5]

Are you kidding? Take a vacation? In the middle of this project?

Seriously, it's the most some people can do just to get a half-day off here and there. Unfortunately, more than a few salaried individuals in this valley work extremely hard and long hours, travel often, or are just so wrapped up in managing projects or other details that their families don't see them much for weeks at a time. Add in the commute time, and it's a wonder people bother having kids.

At any rate, you suggestions are welcome, but some people just can't follow them.

[bbains]

Galaxy5, as someone formerly in the shoes you describe, allow me to say that you're choosing to put yourself in the position you're in. It took me a long time, and a lot of personal loss, to understand this.

[coryjohnson]

I am 43 years old and just starting to recover from burnout. I lost my business in February, I had been going through a nightmare of a divorce and to compensate for the financial pressures being put on me, I ended up working 7-days a week just to survive. My burnout was a complete crash and burn, towards the end I lost all sense of right and wrong and did a lot of stupid things to keep it running and keep the wolves at bay. I road it right to the ground. I give starting over a complete new meaning.
I refuse to get back in the industry that gave me so much grief but instead have decided to start a website for men starting over www.phoenixrising-online.com. This is so completely different than anything I've done that I have to say I find it completely exhilarating.
My ex does not share the same enthusiasm though. With the money faucet being turned off, she has become resolute in destroying me. I figure at this point, who cares, I've lost it all anyway.