You all (fediverse) keep me pretty informed, in a way that the people I know don’t talk about, or want to talk about. That said…. This world we are in and how fellow humans are treating each other is shit. I do not want to retreat into “ignorance is bliss”, but reality out there, which eventually will impact me and my partner’s life (besides invoking stress and fear since trump came into office the first time), is too much. Too much as in…. Provokes a lot of anger, sadness, horror, futile feelings——- without having an outlet here, in my actual physical here and now. Add to that, aging body and health issues, fear of aging —- not aging per se but aging in a fucked up world with no security, no retirement, no way to safely age out without becoming Soylent (because that is looking like a pretty good option).
It’s not depression, it’s looking forward to a possible bleak future, and how to live in a world that is so FUCKed
What is the tiny spark, flame, Buddhist mantra, or perspective that holds you up through all these feelings? Seriously! This knowing, seeing things more as they are…. That’s new to me. I didn’t get to process this in my younger years with optimism and feeling invincible, so my toolbox for bolstering my spirit is empty.
Please share your recentering or coping mechanisms.

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