Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Burnout isn’t just being tired. It’s a neurological shutdown.

Three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (you stop caring), and reduced accomplishment (nothing feels meaningful). Your prefrontal cortex is being starved by chronic cortisol. A vacation won’t fix it. Willpower won’t outperform neurobiology.

Send this to someone pushing through burnout. What Your Psychiatrist Wants You to Know series—Part 4. Follow for Part 5.

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