I went through a really bad burn out and depression a year and a half ago. I was dealing with layoffs at work, a failing relationship with my wife, death in the

I went through a really bad burn out and depression a year and a half ago. I was dealing with layoffs at work, a failing relationship with my wife, death in the family and having to support two people financially when their health was failing. At the darkest moment I was incapable of sleeping and eating. I lost 17 pounds in about 2 months. I stopped work for a month and a half and worked 2 days a week when I came back, slowly raising that to 4 days over a period of 5 months. I broke down my problems thusly: 1) Professionally I wanted to either accept my situation with the layoffs or find a new job. Things changed at work and I decided to stick around. I offload a lot more work to my team and delegate way more than before. My team accepts their new responsibilities because it allows them to prove themselves and I get to manage my energy levels. 2) Socially I needed to accept that I had little control over outcomes even if my decision process was the right one. I read Marcus Aurelius as well as books to deal with divorce and separation. 3) Physiologically I went to cuddling events and connected on deep levels with people. Took up meditation (even got a Muse Headband which I recommend) and do sunbathing once or twice a week to keep energy levels up. I also have co-workers pair with me on brutal intensive workouts once a week. 4) Mentally: Therapy helped me deal with death and other aspects of my life I was unhappy about and it's continuing today. If I were to be totally frank... I'm still not 100% and I'm still considering reducing my work hours some more so I can spend more time fixing my new house up and doing projects that bring me joy. /edit formatting