Louise O'Neill: 'Re-reading this, it sounds like I have low-level depression'

"I think I’m just burnt-out. In the Times Before, even if I didn’t have time for a proper holiday, I would make a point of booking a room in a hotel every two months."

Picture: Miki Barlok

A couple of months ago, I was tired all the time. I would wake up, have my breakfast, and then feel so exhausted I was tempted to go back to bed again. 

I went to my GP for blood tests and it turned out my iron levels were ‘dangerously low’. A series of injections later, I was buzzing with energy. Don’t you love that? When you’re not feeling 100% and the doctor discovers there’s a medical reason behind it, something that’s easily fixed with a pill or a needle or an infusion? It’s so delightfully straightforward.