up until 2 months ago i only used claude.ai for my businesses and daily life. then 2026 happened, and it’s been the toughest year of my life. i can’t go into the reasons here. short version: i had a good run going, growth, cash flow, a great team. then one of the people involved started pushing me toward things that weren’t in line with the business, and the whole thing collapsed. i lost myself in it. lost team members, lost people around me who thought i’d gone crazy. my family and close friends stayed next to me the whole time, but none of them are in business, so they couldn’t really get that side of what i was feeling. i had severe doubt and panic attacks, and i still get some. around the time i lost everything i started using claude code. not to build anything at first, just to keep busy and get out of my own head. i still wake up almost daily with weird thoughts, and immediately i try to make the most out of my session. now that i’ve figured out what i wanna build, i’m focusing on that and optimizing it for all the experiences i had, both while building and growing the business and while everything was coming down. when i’m working on it, i have the state of mind you have when you have purpose. it’s the thing that keeps me calm, and honestly a kind of psychologist for the business side, the part nobody around me could hold. after working in claude code for a bit, i have the brain to face the things i have to face with structure, rather than looking at a mess i don’t wanna deal with. yesterday i had to ask my mom to pay for my claude subscription (still pro) so i could keep going. her card is almost maxed out and she trusted me anyway. maybe not 100% on topic, but it’s true, and it’s not something you see here every day. submitted by /u/bluefintuna2026
Originally posted by u/bluefintuna2026 on r/ClaudeCode
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