Serotonin Drop
Serotonin helps regulate mood and emotional stability. When burnout lowers serotonin, it can lead to irritability, sadness, and a sense of emptiness.
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Burnout is a prolonged stress response that overloads your brain’s systems, mainly involving three key areas: the prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, and the HPA axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis).
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