Originally Posted by
SOPS
It is not until you stop that you really realise just bad for your health the EK rosters are. After a few months you find out how much better you feel.
I felt better the second we were wheels up
Just the mental barriers we live with not being there any more is a great start. Don't have to worry about getting pinched for this that are normal back home. I know the chances of actually getting arrested in the sandpit are generally slim, but even as a law abiding citizen, the thought is always there in the back of your mind.
As I described it recently, I feel like I just got out of a really ****ty emotionally abusive relationship, couldn't see it really til I was out. "Bit he seemed so nice" is always the refrain and it's no different with this lot.