"Burn out" can be serious stuff. Often it has the clinical description of depression or even clinical depression, and the second of these two can be life threa

"Burn out" can be serious stuff. Often it has the clinical description of depression or even clinical depression, and the second of these two can be life threatening. E.g., stress is a common cause of depression, and a startup CEO under constant, severe stress is at risk of depression. One issue is, too many high achievers actually have a case of perfectionism and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and those conditions can lead to stress, depression, clinical depression, and suicide. Treating OCD is not easy. How do I know? I learned the hard way and "paid full tuition". The OCD case was not me but was my wife. Trust me; I know far too well just what the heck I'm talking about.