ACCORDING to the latest figures by the World Health Organisation, close to one billion people are living with mental disorder, three million die every year from harmful use of alcohol, and one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide.
One of the primary causes of mental health issues is burnout, which is defined as âa state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stressâ.
It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained and are unable to meet constant demands.
It is important not to confuse burnout with depression. While depression is often categorised as an overarching feeling of discontent with life, burnout is often targeted at one or two key areas and thus requires a vastly different form of treatment.
