I started at a new job last February. I was pretty happy with my prior job, but I took this new opportunity because A) On paper it’s a really good job at a very respected institute and B) I was working with my girlfriend at the prior institute and thought that it was necessary to work somewhere else to avoid the complications of working with your girlfriend.

Fast forward six months, I’m wrecked from that relationship with her (I broke up with her several months ago) and I’ve been suffering from depression for basically all of 2017, and it’s getting worse. I hate my job and I dread coming here every day. I really want to quit, and I’m pretty sure I will, but I can guarantee my supervisor won’t be a reference for me if I leave. So when I interview for a new job, I’ll either have to have an empty space on my resume for 7+ months, or have to use a co-worker as a reference and explain why I don’t want them to talk to my supervisor. And yep…another example of why you don’t shit where you eat, since I can’t go back to my old job anymore with my Ex working there.

Any advice? The good news is my job is teaching English as a second language, so in theory I have options to find work, living in a foreign country. It just sucks realizing that I’ve just wasted 7+ months of my life at a job that was supposed to be a great stepping stone, but now is just a blemish on my CV.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

EDIT: For what it's worth, I work out 5 days a week and play basketball with a group of guys once a week. I read recommended TRP material almost every day and have been doing Cognitive Therapy exercises/reading for several months now. I don't live in an English-speaking country so unfortunately traditonal therapy isn't really an option for me, but I'm doing everything else I can think of to fight this depression.