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Jack’s head was pounding by the time he parked his car on the driveway that evening. He felt like it was about to explode with all the thoughts and stresses running through it. He knew he should probably drink more water — or less coffee — and that he never really gave himself enough time to switch off. But it wasn’t as easy as that.
He’d never been great at switching off, and as a result he’d never practised or learned how to. Now he needed to, he had no idea where to start. He’d known a number of colleagues who’d self-medicated with alcohol — and he’d been there himself on and off — but that’d never provided him with a long-term solution. Over the years he’d just learned to deal with the stress, although he knew in reality all that did was make him a ticking time bomb, liable to exp
