After several years of steady employment, stable relationships, and generally smooth day-to-day living, Mark Ellison began to express concern that his life was “going too well.”

He decided to take up golf.

Within weeks, he began reporting measurable increases in confusion, agitation, and self-doubt.

“Things were just too good,” he stated. “Tasks were being completed. Outcomes were predictable. I began to suspect something was missing. Now that’s starting to change.”

Since beginning play, Ellison has become noticeably irritable, prone to long silences, and increasingly frustrated by routine events. Minor setbacks take longer to resolve, and he spends more time revisiting what might have been done differently.

Friends and family report immediate changes.

“He goes out for half the day and comes home half drunk,” said his wife, Debbie, who declined to elaborate.

Prior to golf, life was generally good.

Now Ellison finds more time to question the direction of his life.

He is expected to continue playing.