Burnout vs. Depression: How to Tell the Difference

Burnout and depression overlap so much that they're easy to confuse, even for the people living through them. Both leave you exhausted. Both make it hard to care about things you used to care about. Both can flatten your mood and drain your energy. But they are not the same thing, and the difference matters, because treating one like the other is a big reason people stay stuck for months or years longer than they need to.