100% agree that it's similar to learned helplessness. You put in large amounts of effort only to be rewarded with failure (or miss the social recognition you e

100% agree that it's similar to learned helplessness. You put in large amounts of effort only to be rewarded with failure (or miss the social recognition you expected, or didn't get a pay raise, or management cancels your project)... Perversely the advice to take a break is likely often counterproductive, because you will further associate a reward with the burnout. Honestly IMO the best move is to reassociate labor with reward. Do small things like refactoring, chores, etc. Then plan to take a needed break some time disconnected from the high effort event.