FYI, Burnout is not well-defined: "with symptoms characterized by 'feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy'" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_burnout)

... So, while you may well be burned out, aphantasia is not a symptom of burnout.

"While burnout may influence health and can be a reason for people contacting health services, it is not itself classified by the WHO as a medical condition or mental disorder." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_burnout

The entire concept of burnout and "mental health" is ill-defined. How do you know the difference between working on a hard problem or a burnout? I get exhausted after working all day on a hard problem. Also, are there any quantifiable tests you can perform to see if someone isn't just lying about a burnout?

> feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion

Feelings are subjective and what may feel like exhaustion to person X may be a piece of cake for person Y.

I am curious, why aren't we more critical about this mental health movement and at least demand that we have a real diagnosis/quantitative take on it? It's just so unsettlingly strange.

Uh, well, if by "mental health" you mean psychiatric or psychological disorders I don't think it's accurate to say it's ill-defined: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm

OTOH if you mean the vague "mental health" of the HR or clickbait blog variety, then, yeah...

This also sounds like ADHD to me, not disassociation, but I could be wrong. See my other replies.

Also don't freak yourself out, reading a bunch of stuff on the web! It's easy to give oneself an anxiety attack trying to figure out things like this yourself. Instead write down your symptoms and see a doctor (first), psychologist, or psychiatrist.

This sounds like ADHD to me, especially in context with the other thread I replied to about aphantasia. Search YouTube for "Russel Barkley ADHD"...

many people who have ADHD also have aphantasia

> every human has exactly the same amount of it

Any evidence of this?

https://archive.ph/RkwhK

> If people followed the law, they wouldn't get sued.

non sequitur

Great point, and I just edited that out on re-read because I realized it's simply not true. In fact, it's the core problem with using private action as an enforcement mechanism. You pass a specialized regulatory problem to a generic court and waste everyone's time with cases like this one where the companies may in fact be perfectly compliant - but first you need to spend money teaching the judge what the facts are.