Looking through others’ stories, I know my situation and emotions are not unique. I’m also acutely aware that I could be a lot worse off than I am. Sometimes I see my depression as self-pity. Maybe it is. None of it changes that when I lost my job this week — the only good thing that was mine alone — it made me want to die all over again.
I doubt I will be able to get another job at all like the one I just lost. My work history is sketchy, and personal connections and education inadequate.  I’m 25 years old and I have never […]