From the archive

Are you tired, or do you hate living like this?

There's an uncomfortable difference between “I need to recover” and “I need to change the conditions.” The first can sometimes be addressed with a few quiet days. The second requires conversations, searching, money, uncertainty. That's why the first is so attractive. You can buy another holiday. At least it comes with clear dates and photographs of the room. But if every break ends with a return to the same despair, it's strange to treat this as an endless series of unsuccessful holidays. Maybe look at what all those stories have in common. It starts on Monday.