Many people in CT are miserable. Why? Because their lives are miserable - aspirant, meaning little-to-no control over what they do, and always trying to please some Type A boss. I know CT well, and the sad treadmill of desperate striving on which many find themselves. People making 250K, riding the Metro North, and with some of the most horrible relationships and psyches I've ever encountered.
One summer when I was young (the early 80's) I drove an ice cream truck in Bridgeport.
I took a lot of acid in those days, and drank like a fish. The stories from that experience are epic, and awful.