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Constant distraction, shutting out problems until I’m able to deal with them
Not a good method but it kinda works
Prozac and therapy.
Which honestly, is working. If only I arrived at this method sanely, rather than nearly ending it all and winding up in a hospital.
Glad to hear you’re on the mend, friend. The world is a better place for having you in it. ❤️
Despite the sheer absurdity and chaos of it all, glad we’re sharing this weird spaceship called Earth during these wild times.
Rooting for you. 🤙
“Messages like yours” is my answer to the post.
Well ain’t you sweet, cheers! 😏
Reading theory helps me contextualize and analyze the world around us, which gives hope for a successful future for Humanity. I even wrote an introductory Marxist reading list to help anyone else who wants to start reading Leftist theory.
In addition to that, I find comfort with my friends and family, reading, cooking, gaming, and otherwise engaging with my hobbies.
I definitely find that understanding what’s happening and why goes a long way towards removing anxiety and fear.
Yep! A lot of it can be scary, but the unknown is more terrifying because you can’t correctly combat it.
I started a sub as a distraction.
I renewed my tram card today, it expired a few months ago so I was paying full price instead of the low income price since then. I’m happy to have crossed that out of my to-do list
This could be its own post. I posted there about going to get a haircut and asking if sport clips is more or less the Hooters of haircut places. (I’ve never been to sport clips)
Times were troubling since the day you were born, because since the day you were born you were going to die. Life has a 100% death rate. Make your life matter to you, because that’s all that matters.
Also, don’t read comments on articles. Stay off of social media. Those things are a mind cancer. Negativity bias and fear mongering drive profits by keeping your eyes on it. Find healthy stuff that makes you happy.
You are going to be ok.
“That’s my secret, Cap, …”
As bad as times are, these times are still better than 99% of human history.
Following news from China where pretty much all the positive developments are happening today.
Bold of you to assume I’m sane
Being involved in a local socialist org, having community, logging out
Absurdist but intelligent humor. Here in Argentina, watching or listening to old shows by Les Luthiers gives me life.
It helps to realize that all times are troubled times.
The first noble truth of buddhism is: “Life is suffering”.
Not “Life in this decade in this country is suffering”. It’s not a locally-scoped phenomenon.
nihilism
Finding things I can do, and people I can help. Get involved and get organized!
Simple, I don’t get knee deep into politics and whatever everyone else is doom scrolling on.
you’ve heard about global warming though, right? You don’t exactly need to doomscroll to at least have an intellectual understanding of what kind of situation we’re in.
