Burnout crimes when the reality of life is less than our expectations. And it has become a common psychological problem. School teachers and full-time housewives with children at home are among the (1)________groups likely to suffer from burnout. The symptoms of the condition were first noticed among human service agency workers but the condition affects (2)________to a degree. The symptoms of burnout can be divided into three stages. First is confusion. The worker may sometimes have a cold or chronic (3)________. He may seem to lose his sense of humor and many things running through his mind (4)________in a discussion. Cocoon phenomenon begins in the stage of (5)________burnout which is characterized by more illness and absenteeism. In that stage workers may have gray faces from 3 p.m. in the office until five accompanying a lot of (6)________. It is the result of people (7)________their lives. The third stage is termed despair. There is depression and an increase in drinking and risk-taking. The person tends to pull into a shell, which means he minimizes work and (8)________as much as possible. Although burnout is mainly work-related, it can occur in any of the multiple (9)________most people perform. People can learn some strategies to improve their skills at doing something about it. One of them is called (10)________strategy which is frequently used.