It’s a devastating time to have empathy my fucking god there are so many horrors ongoing rn. I’ve been struggling a lot with depression, and trying to keep my head down, write, work out, focus on work…but there’s so much absolute evil at work right now. The need for help is overwhelming. - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social • 27 days ago

It’s a devastating time to have empathy my fucking god there are so many horrors ongoing rn.

I’ve been struggling a lot with depression, and trying to keep my head down, write, work out, focus on work…but there’s so much absolute evil at work right now. The need for help is overwhelming.

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coleen.top•27 days ago

🖤

richburroughs.dev•27 days ago

Wow yes, I am having a morning.

ashthayer.bsky.social•27 days ago

I’m sorry. It’s easy to drown in this so I try to think of three things that give me unmitigated joy & focus on that. I also journal in an anxiety workbook so I get as much anxiety out as I can.

ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social•27 days ago

❤️

marchogdu.bsky.social•27 days ago

🫂

mewtype.online•27 days ago

Everything happens so much

ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social•27 days ago

They’re definitely trying to shock and awe us right now but they’re so stupid I don’t think it’s deliberate.

mewtype.online•27 days ago

I hope it's not. I can only get so anxious and the past few days have been A Lot

corndog107.bsky.social•27 days ago

Hesitant to share advice, bc I know you’ve probably given yourself plenty of pep talks on the matter.

But as someone experiencing these same dark and disheartening feelings, what’s helped me is reminders everyday to control what I can and not let the uncontrollables affect my day.

corndog107.bsky.social•27 days ago

I have to constantly think of this when I see something upsetting. I still resent the evil and empathize, but I try to center myself so it doesn’t affect what I can control, my actions and productivity.

corndog107.bsky.social•27 days ago

I also remind myself there has been and always will be evil and wrongdoing in the world, and there has been and always will be significant periods of suffering. But that does not dictate my happiness. I can still find pleasure in the small daily interactions within this world, in spite of evil.

corndog107.bsky.social•27 days ago

I’ve only recently felt massive relief from depression, and it’s in large part thanks to much help and the mentioned reminders.

Said all that to say this: I wish you the best and send nothing but positive energy as you try to personally navigate the trials and tribulations of this life.

crystallinecat.bsky.social•27 days ago

🫂💜

highlandcoo2.bsky.social•27 days ago

And empathy is exactly what they lack! I saw the essence of this administration today: they are appealing the judges order to bring back the man wrongfully deported to El Salvador. WTF!! Guess they’re afraid of what he will have to say. Heartless f###ers!

quephird.bsky.social•27 days ago

My depression has been so bad these last two months, not just because of what’s been happening to trans people, but also because of all the other horrible things being done by this administration. I almost don’t recognize the world anymore…

ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social•27 days ago

I’m so sorry, my friend. I can’t imagine what you’re feeling.

quephird.bsky.social•27 days ago

I hope you feel better soon. 💜💜💜

misanthroberto.bsky.social•27 days ago

I chose a great time to quit therapy.

I find myself struggling with things cuz I'm trying to extricate myself from a job that I can no longer stand and then we have the current state of the world.

thefilmdoctor.bsky.social•27 days ago

I know what you mean.
The handling of how we speak of good vs evil has fell victim to the class inequality we are all trying to fight. In The UK, Ireland and The US, we have a similar situation in which millionaires are tasked to fight an opposition of fascists - a bad mix.

thefilmdoctor.bsky.social•27 days ago

It's not like I want to "talk to someone about it" either becauee this topic is too big for that and I will probably give the professional the same feeling of dread that I currently have

suburban-vampire.bsky.social•27 days ago

Don't lose sight of the fact that these reactions are both normal and indicate you're actually a good person.

ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social•27 days ago

I truly believe that there’s so much good worth preserving in the world and that if we truly are the universe made conscious, then we have a responsibility to fight for that goodness, to be kind and compassionate and protect our love and joy.

ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social•27 days ago

But there is so much fucking evil winning and we need some wins. We do. We can’t let people starve or evicted, or get fucking kidnapped by the goddamn Gestapo and sent to the worst possible place on Earth to fucking perish, or let our friends be told they don’t deserve to exist.

ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social•27 days ago

I am filled with rage that this is happening. And I know millions of other people feel the same anger I feel and I honestly don’t know how much longer we can all keep pretending shit is okay when it is most definitely NOT.

mav.wtf•27 days ago

I feel all of this.

I'm giving up trying to pretend everything is okay but I don't know how to deal with the horrors that I'm seeing.

dosbilliam.bsky.social•27 days ago

It's real "fun" pretending to be a bottle of Dom Perignon when every cell of your body and every neuron in your brain is yelling at you to be the

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•27 days ago

I find some comfort in Taoism, that this is all the current culmination of what started 13.8 billion years ago, we're just un/luck enough to be around to witness it. The story goes on, we are suffering as others have suffered before us, and the story goes on.

Meanwhile we do what good we can.

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•27 days ago

The suffering of the moment goes away, but springtime comes without us. Happiness will happen again, we'll make sure of it, we just have to keep going.