Hello all, I am a first time comment or. I've tried to go to therapy before, but have had trouble talking effectively. Is this an appropriate forum to air my challenges?

For the first time in my life I don't feel like I am increasing losing control and don't have a great plan for my future, which I increasingly feel may require a significant overhaul of my personality that I believe has served me well to date.

To sum it up quickly, I feel my goal oriented and independent/introverted personality will have diminishing effectiveness as I age. I am already seeing a lot of this as a parent of a 2 year old. My goals feel more and more hallow (many are also athletic in nature), my friendships are dwindling and I have limited time, energy and motivation to figure out how to manage this.

To compound these intimidating challenges, work has been very stressful and I feel I've had too many responsibilities to balance and can see I am easily agitated and no where near as sharp as I normally am. To top it off I have increasingly indulged with stress-releases like eating, drinking, self pleasuring, binge watching and such.
Obviously, there is a ton more to it, but I think that summarizes the important challenges. I've been trying to look for a new job (although I worry I may not find a better one), tried meditating and am trying to create more structure in my and my families life. I just today decided I wouldn't keep alcohol in the house for myself, but these changes always seem easier to confront when I am not this stressed.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions or thoughts for someone struggling to come to gameplan for middle age (and beyond)?
Let me know if there is some other place that may be a better fit for what I am looking for.

Thanks!