[Superman]

Zombie thread. Sorry, but I just wanted to report back. The advice I got here that I felt i should follow was to relax and give it more time. Retirement takes some practice. The anxiety was/is largely just a holdover from the damage that work inflicts. That turned out to be good advice. I'm feeling less anxious all the time, having having been retired now for 28 months, and less inclined to look for something to work hard at.

As an example, it appears I am headed into a hobby of building guitars. I've played them and adjusted them for many years, but just never built them. I've got a maple neck with ebony fingerboard on the bench which I am putting coatings on and into which I plan to install, level and dress frets. No hurry. It gives me entertainment. As it turns out, I don't need stress after all. Don't need any of it. At all. Glad now that I didn't go find some of that. Thanks to all!