Nootropics, like those found in our Sads Smashing soak, help our bodies create and use more Norepinephrine which is kind of like the opposite of Adrenaline (also known as Epinephrine). Where Adrenaline drains our energies, Norepinephrine replenishes them instead, helping us remain resilient so we don’t reach the bottom of our energy barrel.

Since Burnout effects us in three ways - physical, emotional, and mental - we can walk through a checklist to see if we’re feeling many of these symptoms.

Physical symptoms include feeling tired, having difficulty sleeping, experiencing a change in appetite, or dealing with headaches or muscle pain. Emotional symptoms include lacking motivation, experiencing feelings of self-doubt, failure or loneliness, an overall feeling of dissatisfaction. Mental symptoms include social isolation, not performing your responsibilities, work-related anger outbursts

If we’re noticing symptoms across all three categories, chances are you’re in at least the beginning stages of Burnout. And it something that you want to take steps to reverse before it can become acute.