The mind as friend or enemy
DIRECT ANSWER
The Gita says the mind can lift you up or pull you down. The same mind is a friend to the person who has trained it and an enemy to the person who has not. For a founder, the difference shows at night.
What the verses say
Verse 6.5, in plain words: lift yourself with your own mind and do not let it drag you down, because the mind can be your friend and it can be your enemy. Verse 6.6, in plain words: for the one who has mastered the mind, it is the best of friends. For the one who has not, it works against him.
What your body is doing
The mind that built your business is the same mind that keeps you awake. By day it plans, solves and wins. That is the friend. At night it cannot stop planning and solving. That is the enemy. Nothing changed in the mind. What changed is that the body's stress response did not switch off, so the mind kept working for it.
What the evidence says
The verses are the source here.
What this means for you
You do not need a weaker mind or a quieter business. You need the same mind with an off-switch, so that it works when you call it and stops when you are done. That is a trained capability, not a gift.
Sources
- Bhagavad-gita As It Is, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, 6.5 and 6.6.
This page is education, not medical advice.