I was a structural engineer for 10 ten years then switched to software. I had graduated in Civil Engineering, then took my professional Structural Engineering e

I was a structural engineer for 10 ten years then switched to software. I had graduated in Civil Engineering, then took my professional Structural Engineering exams 5 years later, came top of my year and everything looked peachy. Then I started suffering from increasing amounts of anxiety stemming from childhood problems and increasing responsibility. It became so I was terrified in my daily life. So I quit SE and worked part-time at a library whilst I earned a Masters in 'Computing' so I could switch industries. When that was over I moved countries with my wife and started over as a software developer. I won't say it's been plain sailing (those issues follow me wherever I go!) but I'm glad I made the change - I had to, it was killing me. Sometimes I wonder if I'd be happier as a construction worker but I'm too old for that now and it has very destructive long-term consequences for the human body. ps. I spend a lot of time keeping my life very simple such that it would appear boring to most people. pps. I was rage-entrenched from my first software job (I raged then was politely let-go).