Similar position at the start of this year. Fortunately I was able to quit and take time off. I'll probably start to take on small bits of work in a month or tw

Similar position at the start of this year. Fortunately I was able to quit and take time off. I'll probably start to take on small bits of work in a month or two. Some things that helped: Properly taking time completely off - disconnected if possible. After some time: starting a 'days of code' style exercise where I spent about an hour a day coding something fun and trivial. For me this helped find things that I wanted to work on again, without the gut-wrenching anxiety that looking at my computer normally engendered. Spending time on unrelated hobbies (in my case music and entomology) Mindfulness Even with all the above, burnout can be rough, especially at first. I wish you well on your road to recovery!