Some of you know that things in my household are a bit tough right now... I'm having a hard time keeping focused and not becoming discouraged and angry/depressed.
Aside from the relationship with the wife, I have high blood pressure, which requires medication, I was diagnosed diabetic a few weeks ago, and my business is growing, but the nature of the beast right now, is that expenses are growing faster than the income and I'm not finding a magic bullet to fix that. In three years, the income has grown 20 percent, expenses 300 percent.
I'm having a hard time maintaining a good positive mental attitude. Many years ago, after my remaining parent died, my part time business failed, and we were forced into bankruptcy by my in-laws (all in rapid fire succession) over a home loan cosigning, I kind of went into a self destructive funk. Not knowing what depression was, I endured it for a while. Eventually, as with most things, it passed and the sun came out in life again.
I find myself feeling burned out and noticed that I have lost interest in almost everything I used to be interested in and just spend my time focused on my problems. That's unhealthy, I know. Just can't seem to not do it, though.
I know what ended my experience last time, and this time it's not available. I volunteered a lot of time, helping out a youth program. But that's no longer around, and my financial status precludes things that cost - and that did cost quite a bit of money.
So, just looking for suggestions, thoughts, advice, anything...
Aside from the relationship with the wife, I have high blood pressure, which requires medication, I was diagnosed diabetic a few weeks ago, and my business is growing, but the nature of the beast right now, is that expenses are growing faster than the income and I'm not finding a magic bullet to fix that. In three years, the income has grown 20 percent, expenses 300 percent.
I'm having a hard time maintaining a good positive mental attitude. Many years ago, after my remaining parent died, my part time business failed, and we were forced into bankruptcy by my in-laws (all in rapid fire succession) over a home loan cosigning, I kind of went into a self destructive funk. Not knowing what depression was, I endured it for a while. Eventually, as with most things, it passed and the sun came out in life again.
I find myself feeling burned out and noticed that I have lost interest in almost everything I used to be interested in and just spend my time focused on my problems. That's unhealthy, I know. Just can't seem to not do it, though.
I know what ended my experience last time, and this time it's not available. I volunteered a lot of time, helping out a youth program. But that's no longer around, and my financial status precludes things that cost - and that did cost quite a bit of money.
So, just looking for suggestions, thoughts, advice, anything...