[sherilm]

Walked away from a successful career myself. Albeit, in my case I had all my financial ducks in a row. So take whatever I am saying with that in mind.

One thing we have to realize is that the anxiety is not going anywhere. You are trading one form of anxiety for another. But that doesn't mean anxiety is a signal of some sort.

If you don't quit, it's the anxiety of not taking action which you know is good for you. If you do quit, it's the anxiety of things not working out per plan.

I would also look closer into some of your "givens":

>"the same lifestyle I have now" - How do you define lifestyle? Money is one factor. Time, Energy, Identity are equally important, but often forgotten.

What you are attempting to do is by no means easy. But it's doable. It helps to have some frameworks in mind. I collected some over the years. You might find them useful: https://www.leadingsapiens.com/essential-career-change-frame...