I read this phrase on another thread (but this isn’t a taat really) and it summed up how I feel completely.
I’m early 50s with a child who recently left home so I now live alone. I do have a lovely partner but he feels like the only positive thing in my life - my job is unfulfilling and I’m not valued there, I earn a bit above average but my mortgage and bills take up most of it and retirement feels a long way away. My parents are ageing and increasingly in need of help that I don’t feel willing or able to give - it feels like a massive burden that’s only going to get worse. I’m always tired and I’m sad and fed up with how shit the world is.
I know it’s likely my age that makes me feel this way but I can’t even find the motivation to try and sort it out. What is the point once you’ve ticked off all life’s boxes? Education/house/marriage/kids/career - then what? I don’t have the time, money or energy for anything else.