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 :)

  • Gentleman-Tech@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Literally had this discussion with my co-founder this morning. Having bad days as a founder is normal. Days where the pressure is too much, you can’t get a grip on anything or make progress with anything, or even get the most basic tasks done. In Australia we call them “Doona Days”, doona being the Aussie word for duvet, so days you just stay in bed. This is fine. It’s ok. Nothing is going to collapse because you spend a day ignoring it. Give yourself permission to be human and imperfect. Just keep breathing. Pick it all up again tomorrow.