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Definitely agree with others that it sounds like burnout. I went through it myself about a year ago, and wrote about it recently [1]. Maybe it will help. [1] h

• 5350-uiop-1130 4y ago
  thank you for sharing
• PeterStuer 4y ago
  "Eventually, I just had to leave that job, with nothing lined up, and barely any notice. They knew it was coming, and we left on good terms, but it still felt like a failure. I'm in a very priveleged position to be able to do that." You are, but you don't mention the nr.1 reason in your article: your youth. Unlike you the author is 40 in a commodity IT position where agism is far more than endemic. I do agree with you on the main premise of the burnaout/depression cause though. I have written the same here in the past.
  • weatherlite 4y ago
    Are 40 year olds really not able to pick up a job? I'm 38 ...I get turned down a lot but that always used to be the case and also the market is pretty shitty now.
    • PeterStuer 4y ago
      Depends on the job.You wil notice it becomes (exponentially) harder and harder every year past 35-39'ísh unless you can stand out in some way beyond being a (wathever quality) commodity developer. Both employers and clients like ém young and mallable. Typically you would aim for team leadership or architect roles before 40, unless you prefer the option of being an embedded IT technical role in a non-IT industry, usually specialized in 'legacy' technology. Of course everyone's carreer is different and there are exceptions, but for the median person that is the trend.
      • weatherlite 4y ago
        Sounds great!