I think part of the problem is that being a founder of a profitable tech company is painted as the promise land, filled with riches and being the master of your

I think part of the problem is that being a founder of a profitable tech company is painted as the promise land, filled with riches and being the master of your own destiny. The reality is that it's a job like any other, but with way more stress, hours, responsibility, and people's livelihood depending on you not fucking up. A big part of the problem is that it is rather difficult to talk about burnout, depression, etc with others as people think you are living the dream. Not to mention, it's expected you keep up appearances as the person steering the ship. The only way to survive this and keep going is to find people you open up to, to talk things out and work through the shit. It kind of sounds like you are keeping this from your wife, at least in part, which is a big red flag. If you don't feel comfortable sharing everything with your partner in life, who can you talk to for support? Don't keep on trying to fix this on your own.