I think I'm finally starting to lose it. Anyone else feel the same?

[_dynamicdems]

All the crap is finally starting to get to me. I'm ready to throw my television, then my computer over a cliff and then follow them both.

Things are bad. Our democracy is crumbling and Democrats are attacking each other! Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. The last straw is this stupid attack on Jimmy Carter.

Anyone else her just plain sick and tired?

[varkam]

1. When I start feeling like that..

I try to take a mindful perspective on the state of affairs: everything is perfect. Not perfect in the popular sense of the word, but that there is a cause and a reason for everything. In other words, given the reasons, all is as it should be. These shitty things that keep happening in the world are neither good, nor bad. Those are just labels that we ascribe to them based upon how they make us feel or a sense of morality. Things just are.

At least, that's how I explain it to myself.

[Random_Australian]

2. I'm kinda stable but I did have one episode the other day, on DU

too. Most embarrassing.

As for the world, I'm going to fix it.
I don't care what they do, I'll have it undone.

*sigh* back in the real world, I know I can do something but I have no idea whether I have nough time left or the intelligence to use what time is given me.

[kineneb]

3. Madame DaFarge replies:

When the **** looks too deep, I grab the knitting needles and make something. Or whack down some more weeds in the yard. I do my best, in what small ways I can, to make the world a better place; that is all I can do. The big stuff is beyond my abilities. But a small pebble thrown in the water creates many waves.

Today, I helped some teen-agers with their Interact ("junior" Rotary) meeting; later I had a talk with my god-daughter who has been suicidal.

After that, just hand me my knitting.

[Gregorian]

4. Funny you'd mention it.

Yes. I've endured, and endured, and endured. And as of about a week ago, I want out. There is nothing left. I finally reached a point where it's just not worth it any more. And for those who say to make a change. I have. I've done it all. America is not a place for people who value culture, beauty, silence...

If you find a solution for regaining the optimism for a future, please let me know.

[DemExpat]

5. Do what you can, and hunker down and wait the next big change

in the winds blowing over the earth.

No predicting the outcome of the coming change, but change it will, as that is the only constant in life, IMHO.

Optimism is for me rooted in knowledge that all of this, too, will pass.

I also tend to see the positive as having gone underground while re-grouping and creating a response to all the negative that is happening today.

:hug:

DemEx

[Gregorian]

6. Yes, yes, yes.

It is already happening. I just had a reply to one of my posts, and it was so enlightening. I almost felt myself getting back on track. And then your post. Thank you.

Part of the problem is that I've taken myself out of society. I don't want to be involved in this society any more. It's a big problem. I dropped out. And I'm not anxious to join in again. Especially where I live now. If I were in San Francisco again, I might go hang out at clubs. But when I moved to the country, ten years ago, all of that ended. I don't know... I guess we'll see.