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I've dealt with medically diagnosed depression and ADHD since I was in my late teens. Studying engineering in college and not being diagnosed with ADHD until I
by d33lio 6y ago
I've dealt with medically diagnosed depression and ADHD since I was in my late teens. Studying engineering in college and not being diagnosed with ADHD until I was 22 lead to my darkest point of depression. Fortunately for me, my darkest point lead me to take academic leave and move to the bay area to work for an amazing crypto tracing company at the height of pre-scam era ethereum. Fortunately, I got help, turned things around and learned some valuable things about myself.
I keep falling into old patterns that hindered my ability to focus and improve in college. When I'm not getting in my own way I can do awesome things and feel happy.
Now I'm doubting that I'll be able to improve as an engineer fast enough or have the energy to maintain motivation to start a company. Seeing younger co-workers continue to improve faster than me, even at 26 is degrading. WFH has also been slowly crushing me. Even working for 2-3 focused hours a day is grueling at this point.