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 :)
So sorry to hear you’re going through this. I was depressed for five years and barely scraped my way through, and some days still feel almost impossible. Basically every day you just have to find one single thing that makes the day worth staying alive for. Some days I told myself “if you make it through today you can buy yourself a danish for breakfast tomorrow” and that’s what got me through, silly as it sounds now.
Sending you love and serotonin!!
But you made it and I’m glad you did. Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it. Oh my god the danish for breakfast. I love it. It’s all about that danish. Thank you so much. Sending you back love and serotonin too. We’re basically our own reuptake inhibitors. How cool is that haha.