This sounds like what people who don't understand depression or drug addiction say to the depressed or addicted. It's always "just pick yourself up by your boot

This sounds like what people who don't understand depression or drug addiction say to the depressed or addicted. It's always "just pick yourself up by your bootstraps" and "grow some balls and quit using" but it's not that simple. Maybe people are complaining about a lot of first world problems but it's not the problems themselves that should be the focus but the feeling a person experiencing burnout gets. That feeling is uncontrollable and it's debilitating and it can happen to anyone, first world problems or not. If you've ever experienced burnout you'd be more sympathetic I can tell that you haven't and that's good. It's not a matter of will power or moral fiber that keeps you from burning out or gets you out of it though so be careful, no one is immune.