No your career is not over and I don't think you are blacklisted. But make sure you are taking care of yourself and that you have support from a doctor/therapi

No your career is not over and I don't think you are blacklisted. But make sure you are taking care of yourself and that you have support from a doctor/therapist/family and whatever you need. A therapist and time will help you gain perspective and re-frame the experience. Taking care of yourself is priority #1. Next if you want to stay in the startup world, you could always go work for a startup in the mental health space. They'd probably be more reasonable. But don't discount a bigger company which would offer you some space where you can focus on yourself for a bit and get great health benefits. There will always be another startup opportunity out there. I'd also go for work for places where you have friends. Also your mental health crisis probably counts as a disability so you may even have a claim against your previous employer. If you are in the US you can get some advice from your local EEOC office. See for example: https://screening.mhanational.org/content/can-i-be-fired-my-mental-illness/ https://screening.mhanational.org/content/can-i-be-fired-my-...