Curing My Depression with the Business of Colour
like a personal, humiliating rejection (get over it Toby). But, at the end of the day, I’m excited about the possibilities of next day. It’s worth it.
Teaching English wasn’t stressful at all. Being average at my job was not just acceptable, it was required: ‘Just teach the text book Toby’. Like going to a mechanic to ask them what needs to be fixed on your car, teachers were encouraged first to ‘under evaluate’ clients, in order to secure contracts, and then ‘over evaluate’ their progress to keep HR departments happy.
I think this is one of the most misunderstood aspects of depression. In my experience depression doesn’t occur when a person’s life is too difficult, it occurs when a person’s life is too, nothing. People, who are not depressed, think of depression as intense sadness. Sadness is a healthy, vital emotion. Depression is not
