I know I've got high quality "problems" and please don't face punch me for that.
After 30 years of working post-college I walked away from my job last Friday (middle management position at a tech company). Candidly I was shocked by the outpouring of support from colleagues -- of sadness they expressed for themselves, a combination of anger and happiness toward me, and a desire to drink heavily and yuck it up WITH me. Yes, it was a Jimmy Stewart "It's a Wonderful Life" moment, to some extent.
BCKGD: I'm married. My wife is eight years younger than me. We have a four year old kid and a little, obnoxious pain in the ass dog that my wife and kid love. My wife brought in ~60% of our revenue last year. Financial issues are not my FEAR, although we do need to trim a few things back. E.G., It was really nice firing the dog walker that charged us $23 per weekday. Again, I asked for no face punches. I mean yes, I know that this one alone is fucking ridiculous!
Where was I....? It's just a big freakin' mental and energy adjustment -- moving from being overcommitted and booked and perpetually running late on deliverables and surrounded by globs of people in a crowded office in a big city with a never boring commute (ahem) to...well...not much of any activity at all.
Sure, I've got a bunch of "stuff" written out of things I want to do, including volunteering, starting my own blog, and perhaps even working part time eventually...or heck, even full time.
And I know that with a few quick searches on this forum I can find people with ample suggestions on what one CAN do that is meaningful and nice. My question is: are there any other Type A-ers out there who felt the need to walk away and yet got concerned, early on, about going a bit stir crazy? For me it's early days and that...I know. Case in point: I'm not even at the level of defining my new purpose yet, because candidly I'm a bit numb.
How DID and DO you master your mind/emotions/thinking on this one?