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Yeah.

Years ago, right at the beginning of my career, I had some kind of neurotic breakdown. It was diagnosed as schizophrenia at the time (since I had delusions of reference), but I haven't relapsed or had any long-term symptoms.

I think maybe it was caused by stress. I had never lived on my own as an adult before that, and never had a real job either. It was too much change at once, and I didn't know how to push back or set boundaries.

It's not the only time I overexerted myself because my brain wasn't giving me clear "slow down" signals.

I recovered from that and only a couple of the oldest employees remember it.




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