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throoowwawaayy

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    Comment #34684087

    Thank you, and what a great quote that is

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    Comment #34683965

    “Plastic as my little red guitar” is a savage burn though. :) I hope he got to a better place too.

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    Comment #34683810

    I personally felt like I was self-culling from the herd, like some kind of evolutionary group damage-control program was activated. A switch flipped and I wanted to be as far away …

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    Comment #34675416

    What a coincidence, I am also somehow special and think I can beat the system. So that is encouraging to hear, thank you.

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    Comment #34675289

    I don’t know if my situation has any overlap with your wife’s, but it took me 2-3 years after the incident above before I could say I felt normal-ish again. But I’ll never be entir…

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    Comment #34675192

    There is that, but I also don’t feel like “I was crazy” entirely absolves me. I could have made some better decisions for sure.

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    Comment #34674476

    I had a fucking blast. It felt like an adventure.

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    Comment #34674433

    No, I very literally thought the local rocky hills were formed from huge piles of gigantic petrified sea turtles, horseshoe crabs, and stingrays. I saw their outlines and suggestio…

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    Comment #34674335

    Thank you, and yes, I was taking dexedrine for ADHD, and I’m sure that was a factor here, or at least it didn’t help!

  10. story
    Ask HN: Did anyone else lose their marbles?

    Typical story I imagine-- ambitious, smart, promising career, was a technical co-founder at a small startup, and things seemed fine. Then I found myself wandering in the woods all …