Re:Ask HN: Failed interview, feeling unemployable and depres...
by wpietri on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @11:36PM
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Definitely. It took me a few. In particular, I needed to find somebody with a good personality match who was also smart enough to keep up with me and experienced enough to spot my bullshit and call me on it in a productive way.
And a note to deathbysw123: I too really recommend finding a therapist. I used to think that if I was smart enough I could figure this stuff out on my own, and that pride kept me from getting help. But a therapist has two advantages: they have seen a zillion people, and so have raw data for pattern-finding that you don't, and they are outside your skull, giving them a perspective you can't have.
And a note to deathbysw123: I too really recommend finding a therapist. I used to think that if I was smart enough I could figure this stuff out on my own, and that pride kept me from getting help. But a therapist has two advantages: they have seen a zillion people, and so have raw data for pattern-finding that you don't, and they are outside your skull, giving them a perspective you can't have.