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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I really, really feel you. I have a SN kid who can really suck the air from the room when they're not getting enough 1:1 time, my baby is going to middle school and is still struggling with a lot of things that I feel are my fault I haven't prepared them better for, and I vacillate as to whether I'm good at my job or am doing absurd performance art. DH is the higher earner and the subtext of that is he is comfortable with me delegating things to him on the home front and tends to not be very proactive (this is all euphemistic for something less flattering).

Ironic to say this here, on an internet forum, but helpful for me was getting rid of time wasters on my phone, especially social media. I thought I had pared down IG follows to things that were purely inspirational or special interest related, but I think even those were creating this knee-jerk "I guess I'll never have time for THAT, either" refrain in my head that was adding to my despair. So I really limit my time there. Also, HRT for perimenopause symptoms before heading to SSRIs can be something to assess. I'm not in a place to scale back at work time-wise just yet but I would really love to, I don't think there's a great answer other than that and it's not a possibility for many.[/quote]
I find that social media, even if you think you aren't that interested in it, a time sucker.  Even DCUM is a time sucker. LOL[/quote]

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