[hluska]

For me, the experience of founding a company is quite similar to giving myself bipolar depression. I tend to go from soaring heights to terrible lows almost daily. So yeah, I'd agree that starting something new is about managing feeling completely screwed all the time.

Managing is the key word here. First, you need to keep reminding yourself that this shit is hard and feeling totally screwed is part of it. It's why they pay you the theoretical by bucks. Second, you need to find somewhere to put the bad. Ever done any rock climbing, long distance running or serious weight training? If no, it's time to start. Find a healthy hobby.

While we're on the topic of managing, you've got to learn to delegate.

And finally, take the vacation and don't work at all!