Well, I think that if I had been more experienced with my mental health, then I would have noticed my manic obsessive tendency to build the original project and I might have stopped myself, thus never having actually built PokeAPI. So it's a bit of a double edged sword - I created PokeAPI in part to avoid the issues with my deteriorating mental health.
I would say this: mental health affects people in a lot of different ways, and it's hard to deal with it. It takes a lot of time to reach some plateau of normalcy, let alone being properly happy. If working on a project for days and days gives you focus and happiness, then do it, but don't let it consume you. Don't ignore the pain you're feeling.
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Well, I think that if I had been more experienced with my mental health, then I would have noticed my manic obsessive tendency to build the original project and I might have stopped myself, thus never having actually built PokeAPI. So it's a bit of a double edged sword - I created PokeAPI in part to avoid the issues with my deteriorating mental health.
I would say this: mental health affects people in a lot of different ways, and it's hard to deal with it. It takes a lot of time to reach some plateau of normalcy, let alone being properly happy. If working on a project for days and days gives you focus and happiness, then do it, but don't let it consume you. Don't ignore the pain you're feeling.