And there I was, in a state of total shock and disbelief. I had made a complete and utter fool of myself. I had unknowingly made a critical error in the process of seeking a career. It was truly unforgivable. My whole life on this earth, I had been training in the art of producing potassium using nothing but my bare hands. It had completely taken over my mind. My soul. My being. I let nothing get in the way of my training. But in the process, I forgot what it was like to live. I could no longer think rationally. I was an empty husk of the person I could have been. I knew at that moment I had truly let down the people closest to me. But deep down, they likely didn’t care at all because I had pushed them aside for what I thought was important. But instead, this so-called importance is what led to my ultimate downfall. My many years of training had concluded with a mental breakdown. One could say… I had gone bananas