Looking for coping strategies from a change of life perspective.
I grew up not well off, started working as a 10-12 year old to help family bills and set my eyes on a better life.
I played the grind until I was 30 when my wife and I decided to have a kid. My wife has a master’s and a good job, my income was largely unnecessary and I was working too many hours. So I stopped working to help take care of our baby.
Almost a year on and I feel like I’ve reached all the goals I set for me as a kid/teen and am struggling with motivation but also random thoughts about how I’ve ran my race and achieved everything I want to achieve. Kind of feels like all that’s left for me is my value to others around me and helping them reach their goals. I love my Kid and want him to have a good life, same for my wife and the rest of my family but outside of acts of service things feel hollow now.
I’ve struggled with depression in the past but with a more clear idea of what was causing it and how to pick a direction and fight. Not sure what there is to fight outside of negative emotions when for all intents and purposes I have no justifiable reason not to be ecstatic with life.
TL:DR
My life is good but I’m struggling with something just short of depression and a good life makes it harder to know what to do about it. Anyone have any good coping skills/exercises/books for it?