Hello, Mark. Thanks for your advice. I’ve recently been looking into a paraprofessional program. The hours are more flexible, and I will be working with young children, which I think will be great.

I think it goes beyond not wanting to do anything fun, though. Lately, I have not wanted to do much of anything, but I force myself to because I know that doing nothing is not an option: it just feels like doing anything is a chore.

I currently have two friends that are suffering from depression, and I am trying my very best to be there for them, but it feels exhausting at times, and sometimes I don’t want to answer them back when they try talking to me.

I also would like to make a positive difference in my community, which has been ravaged by poverty, but even this feels exhausting.

I think I should probably get a check-up and see if there is something going on, but I feel almost entirely burnt out at this point.