{"id":5172,"date":"2017-08-30T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2017-08-26T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T16:09:49","slug":"what-happens-with-burn-out-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/what-happens-with-burn-out-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens with burn out in the Netherlands?"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Rijksoverheid website<\/a>, 1 million people in the Netherlands suffer burn-out related symptoms. The Netherlands is one of the countries with the most burn-out related complaints in Europe.<\/p>\n

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Photo taken by Firesame! found on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n

But what is burn out and what happens when you are burned out and live in the Netherlands?<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/h3>\n

The website Gezondheidsplein.nl<\/a> defines burn out as:<\/p>\n

een specifieke toestand van overspannenheid naar aanleiding van emotionele overbelasting. Als je een burn-out hebt voel je je \u201cburned out\u201d, of opgebrand. Je kunt geen energie meer vinden om werk te verrichten.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words, you have no energy to fulfill your regular activities and are emotionally unable to deal with it (in loose terms). Reasons for feeling burned out can include goals and\/or tasks that are too high to reach, little autonomy at work, being bullied at work, among others. An appropriate Dutch expression that describes this situation is\u00a0de emmer loopt over\u00a0<\/em>meaning that this person’s responsibilities are just too much and your boundaries have been crossed (literal translation: the bucket is overfilled).<\/p>\n

The following video explains in more detail what happens to your body and the symptoms of burn out. In this video, you can find many useful words and expressions.<\/p>\n