What is life like back in the South West of England?

I’ve left the North and I’m back in the South West of England. I’ve actually been back just over a 1 year today. I hated living up North to the point it actually made me depressed which had devastating knock-on effects on the rest of my life.

I originally left the South West because I hated it here too, but for all that I’ve been through here, I’ve never been depressed. I think that’s because although I do get shit here I can at least relate to people so I don’t feel alienated and alone.

People can be bigoted here but they’ll give you a chance and life overall makes way more sense. I no longer have to spend hours of my life fixing dumb problems that could have been avoided if someone did their job in the first place.

I got off to a rocky start

Life back here wasn’t easy to begin with because of the state my life was in. Depression, debt, no job, no career, no plan, and very little hope. But a little hope is still hope, and that’s what always keeps me going.

I had to move back in with my Mum and then I got a job as an account manager at a company that I knew was sketchy. I rejected it at first because the recruiter was strange and too honest, but I called them back for an interview because I had no other options. I got a job offer 1…