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Hypertension is called the “silent killer” for a reason; it builds quietly and invisibly until your body is screaming. But what if your mind could be under silent pressure too?
Part 1: The Pressure You Can’t See
To explain how this is possible, I’ll start by defining burnout.
Burnout is exactly what it sounds like: a state of exhaustion and emptiness, or a feeling of being “burned out” mentally and physically.
To use familiar terms or a scenario that you have probably experienced:
It comes when your assignments aren’t done, but your energy is.
When you’re more exhausted than normal after a long day, so much so that it follows you into the morning.
When you feel dead and “out of body” getting up and doing work.
When even thinking feels heavy.
But when you’re still achieving, showing up, performing, and producing — with a smile tight enough to hide the leak.
(If this resonated with you, you’ll definitely want to keep reading.)
Hypertension, on the other hand, is high blood pressure.
Among other factors, hypertension can be caused by eating too much sodium—an element in salt. When you consume too much sodium, your body retains more water to dilute the excess sodium, increasing the amount of fluid in your bloodstream.
This increase in blood volume puts more pressure on your blood vessel walls, causing your blood pressure to rise.
High blood pressure forces your heart to pump against a greater resistance in your arteries, which carry blood out from out of your heart to other parts of your body.
So hypertension isn’t about how strong your heart is — it’s about the pressure it’s under. Burnout works the same way. You don’t feel it until the damage is already happening.
And if you’ve been ignoring the signs of burnout, you’re not alone. But like untreated hypertension, burnout doesn’t just fade — it builds. Quietly. Until something breaks.
To be continued :)
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