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Personally I think most of my depression comes down to not getting any joy out of my job as a dev and just doing it to pay the bills ... at then end of the day it's so draining that I have no energy left to work on personal projects, the current job market is not helping either to jump ship elsewhere

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Having 0 energy after work means you either need to try less at work or you're depressed. You should have ~4 hours of energy after the workday ends.

Are you on adderall? That can cause a brutal end of day crash.

Not the person you responded to, but I did just get back on Adderall after being unmedicated for the last 8 years.

The end of day crash was much worse without Adderall. I felt like I was trying to swim against a current all day long, and then I'd feel like I was drowning for the rest of the day (though the drowning sensation would usually start after just 2-3 hours of work). With Adderall I'm swimming with the current, or at least in still water. I don't feel like I'm drowning at the end of the day and I actually have energy for other things

Without Adderall, the 'end of day' crash sometimes happens at 2 PM for me. Then, there are the days where I literally don't get anything done until after 2 PM. Among other things, Adderall makes me more consistent.

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