I am 56yo this year and have worked in the same profession (nursing), full-time for over thirty years. I have never been passionate or even really liked my career choice, but realize that to have any hope for any retirement, I have to stay the course. My problem is that I am existentially tired (beyond tired) of this grind; day in/day out. I've moved around to different hospitals but it's always the same; difficult and belittling medical providers, toxic coworkers, self-entitled patients…probably the same to some degree in every industry. For the longest time though I have come up against the hard reality that I just can't keep this up until full retirement age (11 years). I have racked my brain for years trying to think of a way out…. I've seriously thought of joining an intentional community, becoming an ex pat (for the health care), starting a medicaid trust and using public assistance to provide for medical care. Can anyone commiserate? Desperate!