Hey everyone. Happy Holiday’s. I was curious to hear any stories about small business owners that have depression on here.
I am a small business owner that has an online service business primarily helping other small local business owners in their cities get more traffic and customers. I also have depression and it’s not due to any situation, it’s just there.
For those of you that don’t have depression, I explain it other like a migraine, severe headache, or even a very bad upset stomach from eating something bad. You can either wait for it to pass (leaving you useless for a day or even days) or you can push through and try your hardest to make it work. (and just deal)
My depression can actually wipe me out. But because I have clients, I just push through to keep them successful.
I was just curious if there are any other small business owners here that that have depression, anxiety, or other mental illnesses? I know for me, it makes normal everyday business situations, that much harder. But I love what I do so I just push through.
Would love to hear any of your stories or how it impacts you. Thanks and I’m wishing you all good success as we get closer to the end of the year. May next year be even better :)
for me, running my business isnt a choice, i’m forced to do it. my depression makes it hard to get out of the bed sometimes, and i’ve been late to every job i’ve worked at. at my last job, i had a meeting scheduled with my boss to go over my tardiness, and i was 15 minutes late to that meeting as well.
running a business is the only way i can survive in this world, and thats what keeps me going
Wow, this kinda hit home to me. I’m really sorry to hear about that. That had to have been so difficult being late because of it. But it’s not your fault. It’s like having a cramp while running. It happens.
I ended up leaving a corporate job because I was fed up with how they operated and my depression was just the thing that pushed me over to leave it. I can really relate to you on this. Thank you so much for sharing.