That can really depend. I've had both friends and family who have struggled with all kinds of issues. In every case I've seen so far, building a daily routine that involves getting out of bed and doing something that makes them feel useful/successful has been the cure.

It turns out that we're social creatures, and succeeding at doing stuff that benefits someone other than ourselves often helps us feel like life has meaning. That in turn helps us get over/process whatever shit we have behind us.

By all means, the LinkedIn post here is dogshit. I do, however, believe that for most people, getting back to work/school is paramount to getting better. Research backs me up. I'm on my phone now, but if you're interested, I'll dig up some studies when I have time.

BTDT. Having a routine is conditioning we do to ourselves, but for so much of life, its the most useful thing ever for so long as we can keep it up.* The trick is to not be further hurt by guilt for failing to continue with it or get back to it quickly enoug/"just so".

No, I don't think it's wrong for someone to want to focus on something other than tragedy. Work is something simple and productive that you can let your brain focus on.

Should work be your only outlet? Absolutely not, but there's nothing wrong with using it as one. Humans like to work, period. If it's not to sustain ourselves, we'll invent work to do.