I can relate on too many levels. The thing that f*cked me up the most was:

“As a result, at least two or three days of every week I was having days with almost no productivity.”

At first it was all hustle, then it came crashing down. I ended up folding my start up, starting freelancing, got to a decent level, and then got a full time remote job. I feel as if the journey keeps going.

Hope life is treating you well; I felt like I was reading something I wrote to myself!