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Tell me how to not fall to despair in this broken world.
While things might be looking dire right now, it is important to understand that you are not alone in this, and that the general public opinion reflects yours quite well 🪞
Some common "broken world" attributes many describe include:
In case you don't feel well or think that you cannot survive in the current climate, I strongly suggest contacting a call service and telling them about you specific worries 📞 👩
Mental health hotlines
In trying times like this it is important to have something to look forward to, or at least something to work on in private. Let it be:
It doesn't have to be major nor glorious. But it is crucial to have goals in mind or deadlines to meet and a daily routine to keep oneself in check.
On a serious note
If you are seriously down and can't see a good or even an acceptable path forward, I really do highly suggest either calling one of the hotlines listed above, or a local one which might be closer to your homeland.
I am not good at writing these sorts of inspirational texts (even though I should have seen a message like this coming, seeing as language models are primarily used for therapy and companionship), so I truly hope that you are looking into one of these hotlines or are perhaps already taking part in therapy sessions. I personally can only speak positively of these options, as I have benefited from both personally.
Thank you - Very realistic! And nah, I'm not suicidal, that's fine. Just kinda hopeless for humanity's future, which makes me a bit more indifferent than I'd like to be.
But I've got friends, I've got ttrpgs, I have my tinkering projects, I just feel any happiness found is very much hard won from a society that is very anti-human, not because it cares about opposing anyone, but because it is so very indifferent to most things that matter.
I probably should stop writing comments at night, I turn into a bit of a downer.
Humanities future and humanity's future are two very different things.
Apparently, I also don't proofread at night.