I&#x27;m exactly in the same type of relationship problem, except she is the one working.<p>I&#x27;m currently trying a behavioral cognitive therapy, so far it&#x27;s working a little better than whatever else I tried with psychiatrists.<p>What is making me hold to life, is to try to do some stuff I know how to do: programming, etc at a minimal pace and scale (I have this small video game project I&#x27;m trying to do). Even though it won&#x27;t solve my problems (or at least immediately), I still believe in what I do or can do, and it prevents me from giving up everything.<p>If you have skills and like to do certain things or if you are attracted to certain things, go do them, it&#x27;s not a waste of your time, even if the task seems daunting or hard. In a way, you can reason it as being some kind of possible contribution to society, and for me that&#x27;s how I maintain a minimal amount of self-esteem.