[decimon]

My remedy was going back to school.... a trade school can provide an outlet and an opportunity, and can be cost effective.

Sounds good to me. If you're young enough to still get hired in some field then some adult education or community college courses could do the trick.

[Eagle Eye]

If you're young enough to still get hired in some field...

I went back to school thru VA VocRehab at the young age of 35 to start an engineering degree. Calculus was a b***ch and I got a sympathy D from a professor younger than me!

But it worked out fairly well after nearly 5 years of part time work, sometimes 3 part time jobs while going to school full time.

Then I got to see the disappointed looks on interviewers' faces when they thought they were interviewing someone age 25=28 instead of someone pushing 40.

What kept me going was the friends and family that didn't think I could do it!

Ha! In their faces!