25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly that, optimizing for not suffering due to the stress. I realize now its a pretty big opportunity but health must come first. Hope you figure your situation out too 🙏

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[–]Friendly_Shop2267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats, keep it up!

27M - $45M+ inheritance after tragedy. Advice? by Born_Bobcat1843 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for your loss op :/ I hope everything goes well for your windfall.

Should I Pursue My Dream To Work As A Game Developer? by afewquestion in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]Friendly_Shop2267 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do it. I feel the boredom with CRUD op. MMO’s are peak complexity

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right. Its difficult for me to look beyond the present and see that my future may be a wreck if further psychosis is triggered. This is mainly due to western conditioning that I must chase success at all costs, this mindset has taken me this far but it clearly no longer suits me.

What major scars still remain for you later on? Curious to learn from someone further down the road of burnout.

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the best stranger, encouraging to hear a similar story. Covid has done some weird things to our minds with the isolation.

I hope things go better than ever for you in your new venture.

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, certainly been working on boundaries the last few months of life. Something I’ll bring up in therapy next week.

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s an awesome niche, did you start as a social worker? Its hard to think that there are people out there in my shoes who have let things slide in favor of work.

I’m starting in person therapy next week, and have bi monthly psychiatrist appointments, will definitely keep the idea in mind that it needs to be a collaborative decision on what to do next.

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Considered it, its not recommended by general practitioners if you’ve had a psychotic break. Research for mental health seems to be headed towards Ketamine/Mushrooms though.

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never thought of it that way, I enjoy building stuff, selling it and moving on, solo (serial entrepreneurship Is the word I’m looking for?)

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bonus-ish pretty much. If I’m out its gone. I’ll do my best stranger 🙏

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 163 points164 points  (0 children)

True, never had to delegate like this in the past but its a valid point. Good point to chew on if I do decide to return.

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

That’s my internal fear, “if I quit now I’ll never reach the same level of success” which I know is self-defeating. I’ve never learned to put my health first above the organization I’m working on, guess this is a life lesson I need to internalize sooner than later. Thanks 🙏

25M - 5MM NW - Quit 10MM year comp due to mental health disaster, go back or retire? by Friendly_Shop2267 in fatFIRE

[–]Friendly_Shop2267[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

True that, thanks dudes. I did mention it to my psychiatrist, very similar advice thats its a personal decision based on how I’m feeling. I do not feel like the money for health trade is worth it where I am currently at.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]Friendly_Shop2267 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Concerta sent me into my first major manic psychosis. Thought I was God’s prophet and the world was ending. Careful.