Counseling for Job, Life or School Stress and "Burnout"

 A certain degree of stress is a normal part of life, however chronic and unrelenting stress is unhealthy and can lead a person to develop a whole host of both mental health symptoms, as well as physical symptoms. The negative effects of chronic stress can creep up so slowly that they may be hard to notice at first.  

 

If you've been in a stressful state for a long time, it's very easy to lose sight of how much stress is negatively effecting you and impacting your long-term well-being. The stressful lifestyle can start to feel so "normal" that you may not  think it's a serious problem until the effects eventually build to the point of becoming so severe and debilitating that they can no longer be ignored. This is referred to as "burnout": a state of complete mental and physical exhaustion.   

 

If you've been beginning to sense that stress may be starting to affect your mental health, now is the time to address the issue, before the situation becomes worse. Counseling can help you learn more about the signs of stress in your life and develop the stress management skills to prevent further stress-related illness.