> I felt helpless and blamed my situation, when in reality I was simply refusing to take ownership of my choices. I could quit my job, I could leave my partner,

> I felt helpless and blamed my situation, when in reality I was simply refusing to take ownership of my choices. I could quit my job, I could leave my partner, I could abandon my kids and family. I could go sleep in a park, I could buy a van and travel the country. The fact that you have a hypothetical possibility to do whatever does not mean anything in the real world. Besides, I am not depressed and I do not want to change my life, I like my life, I just want to not have to work. > Why do you think you cannot afford to not work? Why is it so hard to imagine that there is a corner in this world where not everything is taken care of for you by the big daddy govt? To answer your question - if I were to stop working, two simple things would happen: - I would not be able to afford rent - I would not be able to afford food