Running from Depression.

The curse of a workaholic.

“man holding knife” by reza hasannia on Unsplash

My therapist tells me I’m a workaholic because it’s my escape from depression — that I’m Running from it instead of facing it, but doc that’s the only thing I have that keeps me from going insane; and it’s not hurting anybody else.

I wish that it was easier to explain than it is to be understood, what it feels like to live in depression and wake up in…