Hey! I've dealt with burnout myself (although in a different role) and run a career coaching/advising startup that has helped hundreds with similar issues (http

Hey! I've dealt with burnout myself (although in a different role) and run a career coaching/advising startup that has helped hundreds with similar issues (https://getboost.io https://getboost.io) First, your specific questions: - Burnout is a complex state, especially when mixed with depression. Depression is a scale, but if you felt burned out enough or depressed enough to write this post, I highly recommend you get a therapist. Since you take an SSRI I'm assuming you might already have one, but want to make sure. I personally know 10+ people with therapists and the majority of them say it's literally the best decision they've ever made. - A lot of "curing" burnout will involve changing both your external pressures and internal perceptions. In our experience helping others, we haven't seen a specific set of duties that correlate with less symptoms -- heck, for many programmers in early-stage startups, they get anxiety when they aren't coding. Your situation is unique, so be open to experimenting with it. - "not letting your depression interfere with work" isn't a healthy perspective IMO. Instead, think about depression as a chemical imbalance that is there and WILL interfere -- and that's ok. Instead of not letting it interfere, your goal is to reduce it's surface area, so to speak. Ironically, things that tend to help this are things like engaging in fun activities, hanging with co-workers casually, etc. You can also reduce the surface area by setting up more achievable goals for yourself, so that when you hit them, you're more happy. - As any good manager should know, investing in your employees mental health pays dividends. This isn't a situation where it's your mental health VS the company -- I'd be open with your manager about this, talk about your passion for the company, and see what they'd propose to help you get over this especially difficult time.