Sleep, Stress and Cabin Fever

I was doing really good with getting a full night's sleep lately. I having been getting only 4 hrs of sleep, but it was a solid night's sleep. Working 15 hr days will apparently do that to you.
My work isn't the kind of physical work where I'm breaking rocks all day or something, but mentally it's pretty tough at times.
That brings the "stress" into the topic. I've had alot on my mind this past week, between work, friends, life, and the other personal stuff we all go thru. It's nothing major for the most part, but when you add it all up, it can get to be a bit much if you let it.

Work's schedule is getting pretty crazy and we're all working more hours. Deadlines need to be met, and there's not enough time in the day, or people to work to get things done. So, the workaholic I am, I've been putting alot of hours in... some think too many... and those all combine to give you the cabin fever thing...

I'm getting really itchy to get away from everything.... I would love to just become anonymous for a couple days, or a week... if I could take someone with me, that would be great, but I don't see that happening. Time will tell I guess.

Some things just make you feel bad that you can't help someone when you want to. We all have had that... someone you care about that even though they might not take your help, or there's nothing you CAN do to help, you still want to becuase you hate seeing them hurting, struggling or just want to make sure they are ok.
Us guys tend to have that "Mr. Fixit" syndrome where we feel we have to "FIX" whatever the problem is, and the fact is that we can't always do that. Either becuase we physically can't or that we just have to let things play out without our intervention. It's a rough thing to do, but we have to sometimes... Caring for someone sometimes means that you have to let go and let things happen without your input or guidence. Let them figure things out. It may not be the outcome you hope for, but if it's what is best for them, then that is what must happen.
I'm getting better at that, but it's still a work in progress...

sigh...