 To help you find the root cause of your problem, here are 5 possible reasons why you're feeling burnout. 1. No end in sight. Does it feel like you're just dragging your literal and figurative feet along each day to function as normally as you can? When you're in a burnout, you would feel mentally and psychologically exhausted. The irony is that you know your routine for the day, but you're lost. You might feel like you don't know your direction in life because you can't see the end game, which is your purpose for being. Burnout happens even to the best of us. In a message accompanying his song, Abyss, even BTS member Jin described his experience this year as a burnout. 2. Inability to change. Does the thought of switching jobs or trying something new seem like too much work? Do you see the process of change as daunting? Change might feel like a drag, and yet it feels stable since you don't have to think much, just going through the motions of day to day life. This complacency in the midst of dissatisfaction is a temptation to resist change. Deep down inside, there is a paralysis to the habitual spot. Change can happen if you can pull your willpower from the depths of your burnout to awaken you mentally and emotionally to better your situation. 3. Lack of support system. Is everyone else too busy in their own lives? Or are you reluctant to reach out? Communication with family and good friends sure can make a difference. However, burnout makes it seem like they're too busy with their own lives. You might find it hard to open up because you're still grappling how to describe your burnout. The fear is that they might not understand you, and you're not ready to hear their interpretations of your burnout. Giving a chance on trusted people can give you new ideas and spur you along to recovery. In BTS member Jin's case, he was able to approach his boss about his burnout. According to his post, Mr. Ben Cihyuk, his boss, encouraged him to put his experience into his song, and he would gather the right people to help him and make sure it was the song he wanted lyrically and musically. Way to go, Jin's boss. 4. Lack of self-confidence. Did you know during burnout? The hardest person to please is oneself. For real, you might be the first one to put yourself down. You might be so bogged down that you tell yourself that you can't do this right and you can't do that right either. You might misidentify yourself as the job, or the routine, or the duty, or the obligation, and no longer the person who you are. Thus, if the job fails, for example, you take it as a personal failure, which affects yourself confidence even more. Self-confidence goes hand-in-hand with self-worth and self-esteem. Like puzzle bricks, one needs to stack and build the strength to recognize one's talents and uniqueness to challenge and compete with the self again and break out of that rut of self-doubt. 5. Physically unhealthy. Do you often feel like not eating at all, or sometimes do junk food seem so comforting that you binge on them instead of eating healthy choices? Oh boy. With burnout, the thought of health does not seem important to you. For some people, the right amount of sleep is rarely achieved during burnout, so this accumulates the longer the burnout is experienced. Thus, exercise is not in the picture because you feel so tired already. Overall, the energy is zapped from you, and when your body is weak, it drags your mental and emotional well-being down as well. Please remember, there is hope in overcoming burnout. It is temporary if you tell yourself that you can bounce back. People resources, people and organizations are accessible to help you make the moves. You certainly can do it. One step at a time. You can also refer to seek help from a professional if self-help seems to be difficult to accomplish. Do any of these describe your experience? Or did any of these points describe you? Leave a comment down below if you'd like. Please feel free to share any thoughts you have as well. If you found this video helpful, be sure to hit the like button and share it with those out there feeling burnout is perpetual. Don't forget to subscribe to Psych2Go and hit the notification bell for more new videos. And thank you for watching.