Do you know about "toast out," which is the stage just before burnout?
Have you heard of "Toast Out"?
A neologism that describes a situation where office workers are overwhelmed by fatigue and lethargy. If burnout signifies a state of complete exhaustion, toast-out refers to the preceding stage. It is an expression that likens the state to being toasted—not completely burnt, but nicely browned.
The cause of toast out is attributed to repeated stress in daily life. People in a toast out state perform their given roles diligently even if they lack motivation, so it doesn't show. While it's better than being completely helpless in a burnout state, if the toast out state persists for a long time, there is a high chance it can lead to depression beyond burnout.
Recently, Hanwha General Insurance Life Plus Femtech Research Institute published a trend report analyzing the mental health of women in their 20s and 30s. In this report, the neologism "toast out" also appeared. According to the report, which was created by analyzing social big data, the proportion of women in their 20s and 30s mentioning burnout increased from 63.4% in 2021 to 75.2% in 2023, and the number of those mentioning "toast out" is gradually increasing.
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There is a toast out test.
1. Completes assigned tasks well during work hours, but often feels unmotivated and bored.
2. Difficulty in controlling emotions when I get home after work
3. Feeling of declining memory and mental overload
If you get this feeling, you might suspect a toast out.
Why is this toast out dangerous?
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I think my husband also became like this because he's overwhelmed with work.
It's both heartbreaking and, on the other hand, as the head of the family, I can't give up my work, and I heard it's been tough.
Please don't take it lightly, and I hope you can somehow shake off the difficulty.
We tried to overcome that a lot through camping.
Until the day without stress
Fighting!