> I am spending several hours a day dealing with/fending off requests for free technical support from said ex-clients, friends, and family What continues to ob

> I am spending several hours a day dealing with/fending off requests for free technical support from said ex-clients, friends, and family What continues to obligate you to interact at all? I've dropped off the map to one friend and one family member before (after years of effort to prove to myself that I'm a good person) and seriously dialed back my stress level. It wasn't easy, and one was sick and in need but ultimately un-help-able.