emotional exhaustion
Depleted from caring
Emotional exhaustion is a state of feeling drained from prolonged stress, demands, or intense emotional experiences.
It's a core component of burnout—the sense that you have nothing left to give: After months of caregiving, she hit a wall of emotional exhaustion.
Physical fatigue may accompany it, but the defining feature is depleted capacity for emotional engagement.
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- running on emptyOperating without remaining resources
- running on fumesFunctioning despite exhaustion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- hitting a wallReaching an insurmountable obstacle
anxiety · at wit's end · hopelessness · isolation · overwhelm · stress · insomnia · emotional numbness · compassion fatigue · depression · depleted · depersonalization · overwork · apathy · hollow · detachment · therapy · taking a break
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
- fatiguetiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue, physical fatigue
- stress effectsinsomnia, headaches, anxiety, muscle tension, fatigue
- teacher burnoutteacher burnout, overwhelm, overwork, workload, job stress
- workplace hazardsstress, burnout, fire hazard, overwork, back pain
- breakdownsbreakdown, nervous breakdown, mental breakdown, failure, emotional collapse
emotional exhaustionemotional resilience
Capacity to recover from distress
inner peace · zest · verve · serenity · spiritedness
emotional exhaustionemotional wellness
Psychological and affective balance
mental well-being · emotional health · burnout recovery · inner peace · emotional balance
emotional exhaustionemotional availability
Receptiveness to others' feelings
emotional engagement · emotional connection · warmth · heartfulness