How do I survive without burning out in this current reality? Need advice on coping with stress and staying hopeful.

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Hey everyone, I’m really struggling right now and could use some advice. Employers are calling us back to the office with no WFH options, the economy is terrible, politics feel like they’ve been a mess forever (and it’s only getting worse), inflation is out of control, and buying a home feels like a pipe dream or a financially stupid move at this point.

I grew up extremely lower middle class and always dreamed of building a better life for myself. I worked incredibly hard, got a master’s degree in computer science, and managed to stay debt-free, but I still feel stuck in the same lower-middle-class struggles. On top of that, I’m worried about AI making me insignificant in my field—I just developed the front end, back end, and database of a project in one day with the help of AI, and it’s both impressive and terrifying.

I’ve struggled a lot in my 20s, and while I’m grateful to have met the love of my life at 31 and am now at 35 happily married (which is the one good thing in my life right now), I’m feeling overwhelmed by how bleak everything else seems. How do I combat the stress of this reality and keep looking forward to better times? Any advice on staying motivated, managing burnout, not becoming irrelevant without a job or just finding hope would mean a lot. Thanks in advance.

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