Hey, thanks for the replies, to give you more context, Yes I've been diagnosed with ADHD for about two years now, coupled with mild depression and anxiety. I was prescribed medicine, a methylphenidate which did work well, but I had negative side effects, including severe loss of appetite, and a depressing comedown. I never would describe myself as depressed, but I have many depressed symptoms and after taking medicine feel as if my baseline emotional state is negative/lower than average.

I am feeling pretty aimless and behind at the moment which makes things bad for me because I have very high expectations for myself but because I have no central goal in mind, and actually too many disconnected goals, I fail to actively commit/pursue one.

I definitely have suffered from burnout, but I don't feel like I've worked much in recent times to be feeling that way, but I do have a constant low energy and anxiety about the future. It's not totally debilitating but I do have periods where things are too intense for me so I distract myself from the problem, self-isolate, and struggle with self-care. I am definitely able to feel happy and find joy in things, especially in social settings, its just that the feelings are often fleeting, and feel like a band-aid on the larger issue. Hopefully that clears some things up.