Overview
- The YouGov poll for Doctolib, published Tuesday, found 52 percent of Germans notice their exhaustion only while on vacation.
- About 32 percent said their last trip offered little or no recovery, with 8 percent reporting they felt worse after the holiday.
- Nearly half of respondents reported high stress in the weeks before their last vacation, and only 25 percent said they could switch off immediately.
- Psychiatrist Volker Busch told reporters that a few days of readjustment is normal but recommended medical assessment if exhaustion lasts for weeks, is present on waking, or comes with falling performance and emotional oversensitivity.
- The survey shows help‑seeking is limited: many would wait or stay quiet about worsening fatigue, and women and parents reported higher stress and poorer recovery than others.