​I hit my FIRE number at 50. I am now 53, with $1.4M in liquid assets, a fully paid-off home, and no dependents.

​My employer is going through a major restructuring, and my job is about to get substantially worse. On paper, this is the exact scenario I spent years preparing for. In practice, I am having trouble pulling the trigger.

​I have spent decades watching my assets appreciate, and I’ve become somewhat obsessed with seeing them grow. Shifting from a saver/investor mindset to selling off assets to live gives me the creeps. At the same time, staying in a job that is only going to make me miserable makes no sense.

​For those who have already FIRE'd: did you deal with this mental block? How did you cope with the transition?

​I worry that once I quit, I will turn into an overly frugal mess just because I can't stand seeing my portfolio balance fluctuate downward.…