It’s widely known that stress and exhaustion at work can overwhelm employees and lead to burnout, but fewer people are familiar with another phenomenon that impacts worker mental health and job satisfaction: “boreout.”Boreout occurs when people feel unchallenged and under-stimulated at work, often due to a persistent lack of meaningful tasks and intellectual engagement.  “The term ‘boreout’ was first formally introduced by Peter Werder and Philippe Rothlin in their 2007 book ‘Boreout!: Overcoming Workplace Demotivation,’” psychotherapist Joe Nucci told HuffPost. “Boreout feels like slowly disappearing from your own work life while still showing up every day.”He noted that boreout stems from underutilised potential, chronic boredom and loss of meaning. Your work might feel repetitive, dull and misaligned with your values ― leading to frustration, stress, guilt, exhaustion, anxiety and depression.  “When your job pays the bills but no longer offers the stimulation your brain craves, you’re left with a quiet kind of suffering: showing up without being lit up,” said Nucci, who is the author of “