Oh absolutely. Aside from the stress of long hours, combined with financial risk - in addition to the conniving, backstabbing and sheer incompetence of many pe

Oh absolutely. Aside from the stress of long hours, combined with financial risk - in addition to the conniving, backstabbing and sheer incompetence of many people you get to work with, out in startup-land - there's a huge cognitive dissonance factor. Arising from "you're doing this because you love it, because you're on a mission, because we 'chose' you (out of the pile of other hapless victims we could have chosen), etc. Oh and shitty office space, crap insurance and other benefits, etc. Add it all up, and you get a perfect storm for PTSD.