
Surviving Life Crises
Fatigue and Exhaustion
What can happen if stress gets out of control
Where you are under excessive levels of short-term stress, then you may find that your
performance goes to pieces. Afterwards, however, you will be able treat this as a learning
experience and can adopt stress management strategies to avoid the problem in the future.
The effects of long term stress going out of control can be much more severe. If you do not
take action to control it, this can lead to:
- Fatigue and Exhaustion
- Depression
- Burn Out, or
- Breakdown
This section explains what happens during these, and suggests strategies to avoid or cope
with them.
Highly Recommended Books
For an excellent book on stress management, try
The Book of Stress Survival - How to Relax and Live Positively
by Alix Kirsta. This is a very pleasant, well-presented, sensible approach to stress management. It covers many important areas completely
ignored by most other books.

Surviving Life Crises
Fatigue and Exhaustion
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