What Could be Causing Emotional Exhaustion?

What Causes Emotional Exhaustion?

Emotional exhaustion can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'very serious'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose emotional exhaustion, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "emotional exhaustion" as a symptom. For example, adrenal fatigue.

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

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frequent colds/flus

poor tolerance of heat

diminished perspiration

history of hypothyroidism

... and more than 40 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of emotional exhaustion.

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Emotional Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about emotional exhaustion, burnout:

Do you become exhausted after emotional upset or prolonged stress, feeling 'drained' or 'burned out'?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Sometimes
→ Yes, it is a frequent/ongoing problem for me

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate either occasional emotional exhaustion or frequent emotional exhaustion, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency.

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