Founder of a >1 year old startup and almost-lifelong sufferer of anxiety here! Right from its baby days, my company has been doing rather well 🧿 but the better it did, the worse I felt mentally. I didn't even realise my anxiety was off the charts, until I was in way too deep and had pretty much forgotten any other way of being.
When the proverbial 💩 hit the fan, I finally got myself into therapy. It's been 2 months since then, and it has definitely helped with my decision-making, prioritising, focus and problem-solving! So, this would be my emphatic suggestion to anyone struggling with mental health, if you have access to one, please find a therapist for yourself! Still a work in progress though, and self-work of any kind, is more of a topsy-turvy rollercoaster than a linear way to the top. But we persist! Cheers, Karen. On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 3:17 PM Aditi via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello All! > > I am a bit of a lurker and rarely post here so forgive me for showing up > out of nowhere. Also, this is a dummy email account so excuse the name etc > (real name is Aditi Raghuram). I wanted to reach out to the community and > get your take on a topic that is only recently gaining some traction (at > least in organizational psychology circles). > > Specifically, I'm curious to hear your opinions, experiences, and exposure > to mental health issues in startup founders and how it may have impacted > the person ( stuff that was observable and showed up in their decisions and > actions) and the startup. So, have you or anyone you know experienced > mental health issues while leading a startup? What steps did the founder > take to address the issue, if at all? > > I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this topic. A little > bit about my curiosity on this topic from my background - I am an > organizational psychologist and coach leaders individually, do group > coaching sessions mostly for startups, and consult for startups on culture > and well-being. > > Thanks! > > Aditi > > > > > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >
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