Sinking. restless anxious

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I am married, to wonderful wife, have 2 great kids, with my ex, joint custody. Career that I love. But I cant sleep, i feel the need to run. I'm nostalgic for a past that was not real, only what I wanted to happen. I have a good life. But i lay awake and feel like I'm sinking, like if I left today no one would care. I am constantly fighting with my own internal monologue, I think of disappearing or just running away. I dont know how to fix it. My work and family has always brought me a sense of fulfillment, but now it just feels like I am failing. I do good at work and i good husband and father. but i just feel restless, like I have reached peak of some sort, and now i am falling.

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  • olderdude-xx
    3 years ago

    A reality is that you have not reached your peak. Most men do not meet their peak performance until the mid 40's to mid 60's in life.

    However, society rarely teaches us how to succeed in life and do better: "Good Enough" is the mortal enemy of "Great"

    What you need to so is to start to ask yourself what you would like to do in the future for yourself and your family.

    Do not consider what job you want. Consider instead how do you want to live your life in the future: Kind of house, area you want to live in, vacation time and places, how you would like to impact the world, what kind of charities would you like to support of start, etc.

    You might wish to ask your wife to consider the same thing.

    Some people write long lists (and a common exercise promoted in success literature is to list 100 dreams and goals - per person).

    While it's OK for your wife and you to pursue individual dreams; it's also important for the two of you to find a common dream or goal that you can work on together.

    Then, start to pursue your dreams and goals.

    I believe that you can do great things and have a fantastic life.

    While there are hundreds (if not thousands) of books related to becoming more successful (and all the individual issues that have to be successfully addressed); I'd recommend starting with: "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy. It's a book about how to become more successful at whatever you want and starts people on the right path.

    I wish you the best with this... and "Go For It"

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