I burned out in November and quit my job and my energy still has not returned
I was never that much of a driven person, but I used to at least have some drive. It all feels gone now. Basically the entire last year was just stress, every single day and I just couldn’t do it anymore.
I thought my energy and motivation would return after a couple months of rest. It hasn’t. I don’t regret quitting in and of itself because the job made me quite miserable in the last year or 2 (I was there for 6 years), but I do wish I left to a different job before I burned out.
Financially I’m fine, at least short term. I have a decent amount of savings and moved back in with parents while I figure out next steps. Here’s the thing though, I haven’t really figured out many next steps at all. I wake up and think “why bother trying?” It’s obviously a horrible job market right now and it does not help my motivation.
Ive been feeling like such a privileged loser and a failure. So many hardworking people out there, working 2 jobs to support themselves and/or their families and do not have the luxury to rest. I do try to give myself some grace as I did 6 years of work and my work did contribute something meaningful to society. It’s just really hard to get back into that headspace
Just curious if anyone has gone through something similar and how they may have recovered.