Tim Mak1d ago

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.

Tanya can’t get out of bed. She spends hours watching TV shows and putting together puzzle pieces to keep her mind off death and #war. Escaping reality has become her way of coping. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-i-escape-war-torn-reality-to

How I escape war-torn reality to survive it

Tania had a tendency to escape from reality since childhood. After the beginning of the full-scale invasion, this tendency resumed and worsened.

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Tania doesn’t remember what happened yesterday, or even what happened today.

It feels like there are no thoughts left in her head. All she can think about are the puzzles scattered on her floor, mixed with dust and strands of her hair, because she hasn’t cleaned in weeks.
#war #ukraine #mentalhealth

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Instead, she spends her days binge-watching The Sopranos.
All she wants is not to be here.#show #ukraine
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When Tania wakes up, she remembers all of her acquaintances who have died. She remembers how their parents screamed at their #funerals. That sound still sends shivers through her skin, mixed with a gag reflex. Not a single day goes by without her thinking about #death.
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Today, Tania's only goal is to finish the small church in her puzzle picture.
In a world overflowing with violence and information overload, reality sometimes feels too heavy to bear.
#mentalhealth
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And while some people #escape from it by turning to #psychoactive substances, others may simply ‘drop out of life,’ cutting off social ties and retreating painfully into other worlds.
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Read more about Tania's experience and why many #Ukrainians now view #escapism not as a luxury, but as a vital #psychological survival strategy to endure the crushing weight of a violent reality via the link. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/how-i-escape-war-torn-reality-to
How I escape war-torn reality to survive it

Tania had a tendency to escape from reality since childhood. After the beginning of the full-scale invasion, this tendency resumed and worsened.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
Show threadTim Mak1d ago

#NEWS OF THE DAY:

THE U.S. DEMANDS DONBAS IN EXCHANGE FOR SECURITY GUARANTEES: #Zelenskyy confirmed the U.S. intention to make its offer of security guarantees conditional: “The Americans are ready to finalize the guarantees as soon as Ukraine is ready to withdraw from Donbas.” https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-links-security-guarantees-ukraine-giving-up-donbas-zelenskiy-says-2026-03-25/

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@timkmak As the words of the USA are now exactly worth as much as the words of Russia, I don’t see why Ukraine would be interested in this charade.
Mar 26 at 3:19pmWeb