Anyone with pattern recognition and a strong sense of justice has basically been cycling in and out of burnout non-stop since February 2020. - ThreadSky

karenho.bsky.social • 154 days ago

Anyone with pattern recognition and a strong sense of justice has basically been cycling in and out of burnout non-stop since February 2020.

Reposted from jon ben-menachem

No idea how anyone vaguely informed about current events can be functioning normally rn

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wotsac.bsky.social•154 days ago

Oh, my sweet summer child. Sept 11 2001 at the latest. Not that it hasn't gotten worse since then.

edrobot.bsky.social•154 days ago

2020? Try January 2016.

boboinparadise.bsky.social•154 days ago

Some since Nov 2016
Fatigued

hapaxnym.bsky.social•154 days ago

"Functioning normally" - normally is doing a LOT of work there

joelhanes.bsky.social•154 days ago

> since February 2020.

Since November 2000, with a hiatus from Jan 2009 to Nov 2016

nug.monster•154 days ago

...we were supposed to cycle OUT of it?

lexityedyejedi.bsky.social•153 days ago

Pretty much

catpaws313.bsky.social•110 days ago

📌

mariabustillos.bsky.social•154 days ago

November 2016, April 2009, December 2000

epee.cc•154 days ago

Anyone with pattern recognition and a strong sense of justice probably also either has or qualifies for a CPTSD diagnosis.

inkbotkowalski.bsky.social•154 days ago

oh, even before that. I was just lucky that I had finally reached a personal phase of getting better when things got worse and worse in 2015

savluvx.bsky.social•154 days ago

I'm still pretty sure I died and went to hell 11/9/15 and nothing- NO THING- has disproved it

abistevensart.bsky.social•154 days ago

100% true. 😭

summonrats.bsky.social•154 days ago

I feel this in my very bones

carynrose.bsky.social•154 days ago

Last time I saw my pcp I flat out refused to do the depression assessment because I didn’t know how everyone wasn’t depressed and could not engage meaningfully with anyone who didn’t understand that

scribblegurl.bsky.social•154 days ago

I like how mine kept acting like it was insane that I kept turning down antidepressants.

lovesdaryl.bsky.social•153 days ago

Right? Linke, have they SEEN the news? Depression is the only sane reaction to this sh*tshow!

judisutherland.bsky.social•154 days ago

Since May 2014, here.

nslayton.bsky.social•154 days ago

I've been fucked since 2013.

mtsw.bsky.social•154 days ago

election day 2008 was okay but every other day since 2000 has been really disspiriting

nslayton.bsky.social•154 days ago

I was excited in 2011. Arab Spring, Occupy. Change felt possible. Now I'm known online for saying "we're all going to die" wrt climate change

eternalcatwar.bsky.social•154 days ago

“my president is black, my lambo is blue / cali got a train, choo choo choo”

deesevere.bsky.social•154 days ago

Lexapro

ethanjacobs.bsky.social•154 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/ethanjacobs.bsky.social/post/3l5fo2wce3k2w

tbbw1.bsky.social•154 days ago

2015, here. But yes.

jasondws.bsky.social•154 days ago

sarahkorse.bsky.social•154 days ago

*November 2015

kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social•154 days ago

Oh hey. That's describing meeeeeeeeee...

edgarallandoh.bsky.social•154 days ago

maydaytrippe.bsky.social•154 days ago

*May 2016 here, but yep.

andimann.bsky.social•153 days ago

👋

momoklepto.bsky.social•154 days ago

I thought it was just me. Tried to get off meds bc summer was nice but whatever. I feel like I’m quietly quitting my life and all I have are innocuous British shows and 1 vote. Carry on.

coigue.bsky.social•154 days ago

Try 2015

familiaralien.bsky.social•154 days ago

Not to make it sound like a competition (because its not!) but golly I wish it only started in 2020 for me. I've been perpetually burnt out from the world going to hell since at least in the mid 2010s 🫠

gustavoscosta.bsky.social•154 days ago

COVID days with Bolsonaro in charge was a real fucking nightmare and that's not counting what was going on around the world thanks to twitter and tv news

bawalker.bsky.social•154 days ago

Truth

blerdbeats.bsky.social•154 days ago

Before that! November 8, 2016 and the hits have kept coming.

chonks.bsky.social•154 days ago

Can confirm

jeff-notheotherone.bsky.social•154 days ago

[waves hi and raises coffee cup from November 2000]
Salut

fraudguy.bsky.social•154 days ago

There. Definitely there.

boshyboo.bsky.social•154 days ago

Thanks for this thread and making me feel seen

talesfrompurgatory.bsky.social•154 days ago

Mid-2016

wrongbottom.bsky.social•153 days ago

May 2016: Paul Manafort takes over as campaign chairman and chief strategist for Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Cold War, bitches, is luke warm fascism succeeding.

castinbronze.bsky.social•154 days ago

At a recent Dr. appointment, the assistant was asking the regular questions, purpose of your visit, any changes in condition since last visit etc. But when she got to "how is your mental health?" I just laughed and I couldn't stop because if I did, I would never stop crying.

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

In terms of wondering how everyone else is "functioning normally", I learned the hard way that capitalism simply doesn't care if you're overwhelmed and distressed (as a reasonable response) to horrible things going on in the world. Capitalism demands you keep being productive and pay your bills.

zyla.top•154 days ago

and if you lose your shit all that will be commented on you is that you seemed like a normal quiet neighbor

jamesgyke.bsky.social•154 days ago

the beatings will continue until morale improves...

nitwit.bsky.social•154 days ago

Isn't FUD good for capitalism as it causes people to buy more stuff?

coigue.bsky.social•154 days ago

I asked for 5 days pf bereavement leave from my chair and she said, just make sure the students aren’t affected. Then she emailed back to say”sorry for your loss” as an afterthought

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

Pretty much everyone is forced to compartmentalize things like horrific natural disasters, school shootings, and geopolitical conflicts because of ever-rising production quotas, health insurance benefits tied to employment, rising costs of living, and an absolutely abysmal job market.

cynthie.bsky.social•154 days ago

Or, as the 1%, and the GOP says, "Suck it up".

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

Lots of people are depressed and anxious right now for multiple valid reasons, plus still grieving what happened in 2020 as well as dealing with normal awful life stuff since then (death, divorce, job losses, health issues, etc.) Capitalism does not care and will say you're not trying hard enough.

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

Completely distraught over several cities being completely destroyed by flooding, people being maimed by exploding pagers and Haitian Americans being falsely accused of eating pets? Better keep that worrying off company time and make sure to keep submitting your reports promptly.

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

I don't have any solutions for this. I went from being hyperaware of hate crimes to hyperaware of climate research and now I have a monthly production quota many smart people have told me is unsustainable. Prescription meds help my ADHD but not my anxiety, because of the world we all live in.

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

Capitalism is extra tricky if you are a woman, not white, an immigrant, LGBTQ+, a parent, disabled, or a combination of those things. There are real limits to workers focusing on what is within their control. And companies know people are trapped or extra vulnerable due to the crappy job market.

nuclearbob.net•11 days ago

I’ve been running at 5-10% for probably at least 6 months, but I’m lucky enough to have a job I’m incredible at, so capitalism gives me headpets and health insurance and Too Many Gundams

professorramses.vtubers.social•154 days ago

2020? I've been like this since 2016 since the whole Trump thing happened, I'm sure many have too.

katemickg.bsky.social•110 days ago

more like since January 2017 for me. We rang every bell and still this has happened again.

morninginamerica.bsky.social•109 days ago

📌

morninginamerica.bsky.social•109 days ago

What you wrote here is the most accurate and true statement I think I’ve ever heard.

tyrotcm.bsky.social•154 days ago

And dissociating really heavily, often with the assistance of drugs *waves*

christeladina.bsky.social•154 days ago

tyrotcm.bsky.social•154 days ago

I probably have lung disease in large part because for 6 years, I was stoned full-time to such a degree that I had to start vaping wax because I developed functional immunity to vaped hash oil.

I still eat RSO on a frequent basis, too.

It wasn't just because I was undermedicated for physical pain.

tyrotcm.bsky.social•153 days ago

Wasn't and isn't.

aangtifa.bsky.social•154 days ago

2016

amandajean.bsky.social•154 days ago

✊💔✊💔

yllekc.bsky.social•154 days ago

It was November 2016 for me

blucifer104.bsky.social•110 days ago

Honestly,
For me it’s been since Birtherism and Tea Party-so 2007. That’s when I first started noticing how awful people are.

lovesdaryl.bsky.social•153 days ago

I cried at work. It was so unexpected and so devastating. I don’t think I’ve recovered yet.

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

Fwiw, I moved to New York in September that year for grad school and then started a media reporting fellowship immediately before the wave of #MeToo reports

arthurdeodat.bsky.social•154 days ago

Seriously, it's at least as far back as that, because until then it seemed like we were at least on a generally positive trend. But that's the point where we raised we were just privileged to think that.

partickle.bsky.social•154 days ago

O.O

somanymonkeys.bsky.social•154 days ago

It's ok to take breaks from worrying, even in the first week of October 2024. Decide what you can do & are willing to do to effect change, but there are plenty of people who are paid to worry.

helchose.bsky.social•154 days ago

My wife's therapist has told her she should limit her exposure to news, esp. bad news to reduce stress levels. She mostly relies on me now to distill the news, but she has to tell me to stop when I'm too excited about something and she becomes overwhelmed. I wish I could just shut it off sometimes.

lovesdaryl.bsky.social•153 days ago

I had to stop watching the news repeatedly during Trump’s first campaign. I started calling him a fascist in 2015, and seeing him get elected was an absolute nightmare even from afar.

karenho.bsky.social•154 days ago

A few years ago, I developed a very viral Twitter bot that reminded people the importance of limiting their time spent doomscrolling and to get enough rest. I should probably make one for Bluesky.

jeffna.bsky.social•154 days ago

There’s enough going on now that I need the equivalent of the TikTok dachshund, so if you did remake it that would be awesome

zenhussy.bsky.social•154 days ago

your bot was very helpful! thank you for this thread too.

olthwaiteeric.bsky.social•154 days ago

Did you make the Doomscrolling Bot?

Loved that. Always ignored it but still loved it.

Probably the time difference here in Australia.

helchose.bsky.social•154 days ago

I think I followed that!

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