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[quote=Anonymous]I like my job. We live in a low/medium cost of living area and I make $160k. My job is not that hard, but there is stress. Mistakes are high stakes and I do have to produce and I am replaceable. I am in person 3 days a week. It’s otherwise pretty flexible.

I am feeling desperate and worn down. My life feels not worth living. My body is a mess. I don’t get enough sleep. I don’t get enough time for myself, or exercise, or sunlight. Every day feels like raw survival, peppered with moments of joy with my kids, but no rest.

My DH has ADHD and ASD, introversion, and very low energy. He loves me and he tries, but I carry 90% of the workload for our life.

Our DD has SN and is age 4. She has intractable epilepsy and a genetic disorder that causes ID and motor issues. We have a neuro typical 6 yo as well.

Something has got to change. Over the last 3 years, I have tried the following:
-therapy for myself and for DH and I
-antidepressants for me
-hiring a full time nanny
-moving jobs and to this LCOL area
-helping DH land a higher paying, lower stress job in hopes he’d help more (he doesn’t)
-ALL the therapies and doctors for DS

And I’m STILL miserable and underwater. I don’t know what else to change or to try. I’m thinking to quit my job, but my job isn’t really the core problem, but it feels like one of the only things I can change. I’m afraid I won’t be able to get back into my career again if I even take 2-3 years off though.

What else can I try? This is a Hail Mary looking for ideas.

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