It only took me one month on an 8/6 roster to fall into a deep state of depression…..
…and that was the roster I had been DREAMING of ever since I started FIFO (fly in, fly out in the Mining Industry) work 2 years prior… but everything else in my life was going splendidly at the time - what was wrong with me?
Crying in my donga (small, portable dormitory) every night, having a couple of smokes every night to bring me some "comfort".
Even though I had the dream roster and financial freedom, why was I totally miserable?
If it were only that simple.
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