"More like I'm playing a shell game where all three cups are empty. Chasing job opportunities that ghost me. Pivoting to trends that die in three months. Staring at my bank account, wondering what "stable" even means anymore. Turns out I'm not alone. At all. I started scrolling Reddit at 2 a.m., looking for proof I wasn't the only one spiraling. Spoiler: I found an entire internet of people posting variations of "I'm so burned out" while reading other people's "I'm so burned out" posts."
"According to Moodle's State of Workplace Learning Report, 66% of U.S. employees report experiencing burnout, with younger workers hit hardest-81% of people under 34 and 83% of Gen Z workers specifically. So here's the thing about burnout vs depression: they're related but different. Burnout is situational-tied to your job, your circumstances, your 2025 reality. Depression is pervasive-it affects everything, even things you used to love. The overlap? Untreated burnout can lead to clinical depression. Which is why catching it early matters."
Many people in 2025 report feeling catatonic and adrift amid job ghosting, fleeting trend pivots, and financial instability. Online communities show widespread burnout, with Moodle reporting 66% of U.S. employees experiencing burnout and younger workers hit hardest (81% under 34; 83% of Gen Z). Burnout is situational and tied to work and circumstances, while depression is pervasive and affects all areas of life; untreated burnout can evolve into clinical depression. Podcasts and sound-based interventions can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering cortisol and heart rate, offering accessible stress relief and practical support for overwhelmed nervous systems.
Read at Discover the Best Podcasts | Discover Pods
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]