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Why Do I Suffer From Depression?

Someone was roughly shaking his shoulder.

“Dear God, whenever I turn my back, you’re asleep,” Pat looked down at him, impatience written all over her face. “I’ve just had your boss on the phone. I’m sick and tired of making excuses for you. My God, if you lose your job, heaven knows what we’ll do.” She turned, and John heard his wife’s high heels clacking across the wooden floor and into the kitchen.

Slowly, painfully, he pulled himself up and stood, swaying slightly. He fumbled in his pockets and came up with a scrap of paper on which was written a phone number. He reached for a cordless on one of the side tables and dialed.

“You’re in luck,” came a cheerful voice on the other end. “Ms. Lomax is free at twelve. Can you make it?”

John assured her he could, slipped into his jacket, and slowly walked to the front door.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Pat’s hectoring voice assailed him.

“Out,” came the laconic reply. He heard her clacking towards him, her voice rising, but he simply opened the front door and slammed it.

Lord, he felt awful. He reached the psychiatrist’s office with he and the car still in one piece, and gave his name to the lady behind the counter. Read more…