I thought life would be easier in Britain but I was wrong. After two years I was on the brink of a nervous breakdown and battling drug addiction Last December I finally told my partner that I had been taking heroin for two months. She was shocked and mad,but supportive. She knew that I had been horribly downhearted. Over the past three years, I had gone through wave after wave of depression due to overwork in my job as a senior lecturer.
Five months ago, or the inevitable happened. I had a depressive episode on the very first day of term. I felt suicidal. Not they’ll be sorry when I’m gone” but “how can I put this person who happens to be me out of their distress?”. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com