Researchers listed fifteen different coping strategies commonly used by people experiencing burnout. Not all coping mechanisms are constructive.

1. Social support
2. Humour
3. Better planning of workload
4. Restraint
5. Focus on solving the problem
6. Personal growth
7. Positive reinterpreting of your challenges
8. Distracting activities
9. Religion
10. Acceptance
11. Substance abuse
12. Behavioural disengagement
13. Venting of emotions
14. Denying the situation
15. Cognitive avoidance

Regardless of the coping strategies you use, try not to push through burnout. Attempt to get support, take a break, and make space for self-reflection.

Burnout can be defined as a combination of exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficiency. People who feel burned out may experience a lack of emotional energy to attend to their work, withdraw from colleagues and customers, and may feel incompetent as a result.

But not everyone e...