[burned_out]

A change feels like it would help. But I do have a family (wife, two kids), a mortgage, and I am the sole provider.

And you may be right about the job rot. It’s been 15 years for me... Maybe I’m just too afraid to take risks given my situation and the job market situation in my country.

[bengale]

Keep in mind that if you move jobs, and that doesn’t solve your issue, your future employer may not give you the leeway to recover in the same way your current employer might.

[burned_out]

That is absolutely true.

[tired_person_99]

I'm in the same boat. I find it so hard to get work done. It causes me a lot of anxiety to even sit in the chair. Once there I feel so antsy it takes awhile to be able to focus (instrumental music helps with that sometimes). I'm dreading having to go back into the office.

I'm also in my 40s and have a family to provide for. I totally think if I could just have a change of scenery (moving somewhere new in the world) it would help me so much, but as you know it's not that simple at this stage in our lives.

For now I try to get stuff done around the house to let me feel tangible things. I also work on side projects to let me work on something that I find interesting.

I wish you the best of luck. I don't have the answer, but would love to know what it is.