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by DanBC 3737 days ago
You say you have an anxiety disorder. Is it currently being treated? Anxiety tends to be very treatable, although obviously it's different for some people.

Here's what you could expect if you were in England:

https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/offer-psychological-int...

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs53

http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/generalised-anxiety-dis...

That's via the NHS. NHS treatment is patchy. You could also go private, in which case I'd recommend seeing if the NICE guidance is right for you then finding a therapist registered with eg BACP.

The recommended therapy is quite short and should be manageable. Up to 14 weeks at an hour per week.

> are startups just not for me?

Only you can answer that. I'd think that maybe you'd have the same level of anxiety even if you weren't working at a startup, but that it'd be about different things.

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I'm being treated with medications for my depression, and talk therapy for my anxiety. It's helped a little.