New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How do you cope with mental illness as a founder and/or employee?
Ask HN: How do you cope with mental illness as a founder and/or employee?
9 by ShamelessC | 3 comments on Hacker News.
Mental illness has made remaining employed very difficult for me. I've recently considered what it would be like to start a company of my own. This would require depending on many new people as well as many new people depending on me. Each new person, (say, a co-founder) is taking a risk by working with me, as my mental/emotional issues can, and perhaps will, make me a poor decision maker and even (irrationally) emotionally abusive at times. Is it even possible? If so, is it worth it? Obviously there's a spectrum of issues here so please feel free to be vague if you're not comfortable in sharing your specific circumstances. Career programmers, too - what has been your experience with employment and mental health? Just a note: I see a lot of people on these types of threads try to suggest just general mental health solutions they've had success with. While I'm ecstatic you may have found something which worked for you, I'm more interested in experiences from people who continue to deal with mental illness.
9 by ShamelessC | 3 comments on Hacker News.
Mental illness has made remaining employed very difficult for me. I've recently considered what it would be like to start a company of my own. This would require depending on many new people as well as many new people depending on me. Each new person, (say, a co-founder) is taking a risk by working with me, as my mental/emotional issues can, and perhaps will, make me a poor decision maker and even (irrationally) emotionally abusive at times. Is it even possible? If so, is it worth it? Obviously there's a spectrum of issues here so please feel free to be vague if you're not comfortable in sharing your specific circumstances. Career programmers, too - what has been your experience with employment and mental health? Just a note: I see a lot of people on these types of threads try to suggest just general mental health solutions they've had success with. While I'm ecstatic you may have found something which worked for you, I'm more interested in experiences from people who continue to deal with mental illness.
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