I think burnout can surface in a few ways. Depression is definately huge. Another sign is diminishing returns on work. Spending hours will accomplish virtual

I think burnout can surface in a few ways. Depression is definately huge. Another sign is diminishing returns on work. Spending hours will accomplish virtually nothing, constant mental fatique. Lack of self preservation, maybe skipping laundry and other "less important" activities. And when it gets super extreme a dissosiation of yourself. I got mega burned out once, at its peak... and its hard to describe, but i almost viewed myself in the 3rd person. Like I was playing a video game, and controlled this player, but really nothing I did ultimately mattered because it was just a game. It took me a solid 2 years to get "better". Quitting was the first step, vacations didn't really help me. I'd just keep thinking about work during them :\