After losing my savings as an indie hacker, I can't do it anymore. I quit.
This is a difficult post to respond toFirstly, your issue doesn't seem to be anything other than social anxietyIf you have to 'lose sleep' after contacting someone on LinkedIn about your product, then you are just not suited to doing a startupSecondly, there is nothing to feel bad aboutVast majority of people are not suited to starting a company or working in a small startupLots of good jobs in middle and large companies for youThirdly, the scale of stuff you are talking about is minisculeI walked away from a Green Card to start my companyIf I didn't succeed, I would have lost access to the developed world FOREVERYou are upset that your girlfriend had to stay at home one year and you couldn't take her out for dinner????Finally, this is a Catch 22 situation. Not sure why you are submitting this or writing about your experience if the ENTIRE reason you quit was you couldn't handle doing sales and marketing and putting yourself out thereI'm reluctant to respond because people who have social anxiety can sometimes take genuine feedback and mis-interpret itWhat I'm trying to say is that the extent of the risk you took is not very highAnd the reason that stuff didn't work out is your social anxietySo just make sure you don't take the wrong feedback from what life is telling you