This is part of a series of excerpts from lectures given at the 1998 National Symposium on Women's Health. This article appeared in the June 1999 issue of The DO magazine. A health educator, Martin is a coordinator in the Department of Health Promotion at the Northwestern Memorial Wellness Institute in Chicago. In that role, she implements and coordinates wellness programs for Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, the community surrounding the hospital, and several Chicago companies. Fatigue among symptoms of burnout Women need to know the symptoms associated with burnout so that they can recognize early that they are headed for problems.
Chronic fatigue is one of the main symptoms of burnout.
Women who suffer from chronic fatigue are tired all of the time. Another main symptom is anger at others for making demands. Women, however, often do not realize that they are angry at others. So to identify this anger, women have to take a step back and assess the situation. Self-criticism is another symptom.