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I would move to a new city and start over. I would get a minimum wage job and not reference any of my previous occupations. I would live in my car until I got a room with some roomies off of craigslist. I would see how hard it really is. I would risk social suicide to see what the dangers really were.
That, my friend, is perhaps my aspiration and my dream. Sometimes I wish everything would all come crashing down just to see how well I could stand back up. We all hear it's so hard! But is it? How interesting!
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I saw this post you made in the 'If you had one year off...' thread. I thought it was interesting.
I was recently talking to a friend of mine about doing something like this. It seems that a lot of people who give up everything and start from scratch seem to reach a new level of enlightenment and state of consciousness. I did something similar at 20. I sold my car, quit my job and moved to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere where I didn't know a soul. The apartment I lived in was a one room piece of garbage lol. But it was the best decision I have EVER made. I worked in fast food for 2 years and actually loved it. Strange...
You should try it. I think you'll gain a totally new perspective on life. There is a lot to be learned when you shed the life you have. You end up where you never would have expected yourself to.