Moral Injury vs Burnout vs Depression (Clear Map)
🔹 #Burnout
• Cause: overwork, depletion
• Core feeling: exhaustion
• Fixes with: rest, boundaries, workload change
🔹 #Depression
• Cause: mood dysregulation, loss of meaning
• Core feeling: numbness, hopelessness
• Often internalized: “Something is wrong with me”
🔹 #MoralInjury
• Cause: ethical violation
• Core feeling: grief + anger + disgust
• Thought pattern:
“Something is wrong with what I’m being asked to live with.”
#Burnout is about #energy #Depression is about #mood #Moral injury is about #values
That’s why #self-care alone doesn’t heal it.
#selfcare