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Re:Ask HN: What is the difference between Burnout/Depression... by GavinMcG on Sunday January 13, 2019 @11:19AM (#18897223)
That is not at all the experience that quite a few depressed people have.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the difference between Burnout/Depression... by billconan on Sunday January 13, 2019 @12:05PM (#18897457)
Seriously? https://www.sleep.org/articles/depression-affects-sleep/

I had it, couldn’t sleep well for a month. My ex girlfriend had it, she couldn’t sleep for 5 days.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the difference between Burnout/Depression... by depressed on Sunday January 13, 2019 @12:59PM (#18897779)
My experience was erratically alternating between not being able to sleep (sleeping less than four hours per night) and sleeping 12-18 hours per day. Either mode could last half a week, or a whole month.

Many (most?) depressed individuals do experience sleeplessness, but that's not at all universal.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the difference between Burnout/Depression... by GavinMcG on Sunday January 20, 2019 @11:01AM (#18953575)
Yes, seriously. It's an experience that some depressed people have, but it's not universal by any means.
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