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I feel a personal attachment to this question because I could have written it two years ago down to how much money we raised and how successful we were at the time. I see the right advice in this thread but I want to highlight from my own experience. * Reach out honestly to family, friends, and coworkers, today. If there is some idea of pride or ego holding you back and influencing you to keep it to yourself and deal with it "like a man" kick that shit to the curb now. What you are trying to accomplish on a personal level for yourself, your family, or your team, is much more important then that. * Personal resources like happiness, hope, drive, passion, etc, are finite but they have much deeper reserves then we could ever imagine. If like me you frequently feel like you've "lost" any of the above, know that you do in fact have much more, and, like mentioned above, you can find help from others especially in this regard. * Talk to others with similar experiences. HN is a good start but it is not the end of this conversation. There are many smart and well meaning people here. But only so many have been through what you have and small details such as where you are dealing with these problems, where in life you are at this moment, and what your life has been like, do matter and you should seek people who can relate as well as the many who don't. I'd be happy to share some of my personal failings in this regard if you want to reach out. I don't imagine I have all the answers or even ones relevant to you personally, but who knows. benjamin.stanley.jones@gmail.com |