i have had a number of experiences very similar to what terry went through. connecting computing to religion, seeing 'larger patterns' that weren't there, belie

i have had a number of experiences very similar to what terry went through. connecting computing to religion, seeing 'larger patterns' that weren't there, believing in conspiracies directed at me... it was rough. i was lucky enough to have a few people really step up and support me when i was at the edge. it's weird reading this and feeling like i know exactly what he means when he says this stuff that sounds crazy. here's a description of one experience i had in april 2011, a day before joining uber: http://www.reddit.com/r/BipolarReddit/comments/l7nij/interesting_humorous_not_tragic_manic_stories/ http://www.reddit.com/r/BipolarReddit/comments/l7nij/interes... this is something i submitted later to hn, while cto of a gaming company: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3877483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3877483 i made it out of all that, though. thanks almost entirely to daily love and support from my now wife. if you have friends in a position like this - you CAN help them, it's just a crazy amount of work.