Could "moving countries" actually be a life saver?

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Ahem, so anyway. I'm thinking about moving to Europe [next week]. London is the top spot until I get my ass to learn a useful language for continental Europe.

I graduated this year from a lackluster/ non-target. Still I was lucky to get into a fine boutique FT. The last year has been brutal. I lost my mother and a dear friend – who was pregnant – to covid. Everything in life atm seems exhausting - work, family, life in the city, abrasive and aggressive co-workers..etc. The emotional wreck has been overwhelming.

School (this time a target!) in London will take a year, but currently I have no intention to return. I'm wondering if I'm just thinking irrationally based on a faulty metacognition. Am I making a sound call? Would love to hear your options (please no trolls!).

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