I finally gave up last month- it's been going on for a year. Started with the stress of 4 projects including one senior engineering project for school (with an idiot partner) and finals all at the same time. Then my step dad passed away- really liked him, great guy. That's when my mom started to hit me up to do everything for her, including looking for money (she has always been like this- you are no use to her unless she gets something out of you. Put it this way, when I was in high school, I supported the family with my job- she was married to a retired real AH then - not the guy that just died- and she won't work). Had to tell her to leave me alone- I couldn't get anything done- she wanted me to drop eveything and just take care of her the rest of my life. Feel bad about it but I have a husband to take care of too and really need to live my life. With this going on I had one class where I got an incomplete. Looked all summer for a job in my field while I did a summer class- didn't find one. The incomplete need to wait until this spring semester to be finished (no other classes - last one for me) because I need to take the final again. Got a job this fall in a call center (IT helpdesk) - not great but with the economy it is something. Was hoping to pay off my school bills but then my husband got sick- back went out on him. He is off for the last 6 months on disability and gets money some from insurance- living on my paychecks. Had to beg my inlaws to pay my school bill (thank God they did) so I can graduate this spring. Lost interest in everthing too- challenge just to get up and go to work, let alone doing the house work and taking care of my tanks ( I did do the water changes and feeding- fish are safe). Finally talked to my doctor about how down I felt last month ( was in for a sinus infection that I had for a month at that time). Always tired, bored and didn't want to do anything. Yeah I gave in and am taking the prozac. Working some- better than feeling like giving up on everything. At least now I am back to fishing and starting to work on the tanks again. Even getting in on some of the jokes at work.