u/EmbarrassedResort565

Completely burned out

I(25M) quit my comfy corporate job to help my dad start us his business. It’s very demanding and at first it felt fulfilling to help my family. 6 months have passed I’ve used up all my savings and that fulfilling feeling is no longer with me. I am now at a point where I no longer feel joy even when I’m not working. Sometimes I think about leaving and starting new somewhere else but the guilt of what that would do to my father is the main reason I stay. I don’t feel like any of my hard work literally blood sweat and tears that I’ve poured into this is appreciated at all :/. My marriage has started falling apart to due to how demanding my work and my father are. My wife and I have been pretty distant and she doesn’t even know that I am going through this because I don’t want to hurt the relationship she has with my family. I feel so alone in this sadness that I’ve been feeling. I’ve been trying to take things day by day some days are better than others. But today especially feels like a bad day and these feelings of inadequacy and sadness are being amplified. I usually turn to god as I’m a devout Muslim but I feel I may be beyond helping. This deep empty pit inside eats me alive.

Please advise if you’re going through something similar. I’m not feeling suicidal I do believe this life is worth living and seeing through. But it’s hard when you feel powerless and helpless.

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