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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And as a result there is literally no one to speak to about it. It’s not a financial problem (obviously), but it’s lonely and awkward. I’m sure this post will draw a bunch of “humblebrag” (or maybe outright brag) or violin complaints and probably a number of posters calling me a troll (that is what they always do to really high dollar posters). And then there will be a bunch of people suggesting that I speak to a financial advisor or attorney experienced with very high net worth and income without realizing that doing so is still awkward and unrelatable (sort of like a paid friend). It’s even worse if you are younger. Still at the moment it would be nice to know that there are others who experience the same and I’m not alone. 
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I gotta say, I've only heard old money people who live very sheltered lives say this, or demonstrate the detachment and loneliness that they may even not recognize. Our income is 7 figures and I can't imagine how much income it takes to get to the point where you run out of peers to talk to or can't relate to other people. As we've expanded our income and wealth through the years, some old friends dropped away but we've made plenty of new ones.

Reading this first post and other follow-up posts by OP, if the OP's issue is guilt with having money, that may indeed be caused by some underlying issue that talking to a therapist may help bring to the surface and be dealt with. The solution of giving it away is easy enough but that may not fix the underlying problem. The OP should know that plenty of normal people talk to therapists though they usually keep it private. I actually have not one but two therapist friends, one does marriage counseling and the other does individual one-on-one "how does that make you feel?" type counseling. Both say their clients are ordinary people who pay a modest amount for their time.

I don't know why this occurred to me just now, but I think two things that keep you broadly connected to people are grocery shopping in person for yourself and cooking for yourself, and use as many fresh/raw ingredients as possible. [/quote]

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