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Emotional burnout is real

An overwhelmed nurse sits on a hospital floor. [Getty Images]

Adults who work in high-stress jobs are at a high risk of burnout. Although occupational burnout is the most common, burnout can be accompanied by mental, physical, and emotional symptoms too.

Usually, when this happens, we tend to feel out of sorts. As much as skeptics may claim this is just a state of mind, it is a huge problem that affects millions of people.

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