[natecruft]

What do you mean by “rest”? Recovery requires processing the cognitive/emotional complexities that cause the burnout. Sometimes some improvement happens intuitively: you avoid the problem for a while, aka rest or holiday or sabbatical, re-discover the core interest(s), and re-approach the old situation from a new perspective. That usually leaves some old, irrational aversions lingering around, but it shows the healthy pattern: find your safety and build from there. Social isolation is a deeper, more profound frustration than professional struggles, so this time will be harder and deeper, but therefore more formative once you reach the other side. This is the realm of religiosity, not mere psychology; not that I recommend looking for a religious answer, but that I suggest you give the problem that degree of respect, contemplative optimism, and patience.