Ask HN: Are you ok?
No and yes. Recently an HR person contacted me offering a position. She said she'd appreciate any feedback. I replied honestly that I'm 38, has been doing automation for 20 yrs, moved to another city and experience an existential crisis, suffering from loneliness and alcohol and drug abuse. I also added that IT industry is a terrible thing as well as capitalism in general. She never replied.<p>On the other hand, she helped me to spell out what my problem actually was and I realized that I was just trying to escape the relationship with the woman I truly love because of some stereotypes. And thus I decided to go back to where I came from.<p>Am I ok? Still not. That'll be a challenge but that's definitely better than before.