Sometimes there is no better description for it than ‘I feel stuck’

There is not a particular problem that is worse than the other, there is no ‘one thing’ that you can put your finger on to describe how you feel. You cannot see a way out of it, you’ve tried many things, and nothing seems to work.

I would happily spend all my earnings on my family, yet wouldn't pay for anything for myself unless it was absolutely necessary to the point I could stand it no longer