I was in my last job 10 years, I also run an etsy store. For years I've been feeling constantly overwhelmed, stressed, feel like drowning in a to do list thats only getting longer and longer, not able to make any progress. I'm disabled so struggled massively with fatigue and joint pain limiting what I can do in any given day. My internal battery was always running on fumes.
I shut my etsy in January. Couldn't cope. I've put on heaps of weight in the past 2 years, not had the time or energy to exercise and because of this my mobility has worsened until I'm a shadow of who I was 5 years ago. No social life because something had to give. Weekends were spent recovering from work and packing orders.
I left my job end Feb. After spending a month panicking over my choices I've finally settled into a better place mentally. Started studying again. Reopened and working on my etsy store. Sure I'm not achieving as much as an able bodied person but I'm feeling like I'm making progress for the first time in years and not constantly drowning.
Life was constantly rushing past me, and before you know it weeks and months have gone by, but now, time just seems to have slowed down. I'm making progress, I'm getting errands done. Of course this can't go on forever there are bills to pay. But for the first time in years I've been able to stop and focus on myself. Still can't quite get over how slow time is when a job doesn't eat up 40 odd hours a week which your life revolves around leaving no room for anything else.