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How do you be aware of major issues in the world and locally without becoming deeply depressed and cynical? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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As someone in the US it’s so easy to see so many depressing issues from the ravages of capitalism, to war, imperialism, and genocide. How can one care about these issues and hope for change without allowing themselves to be affected mentally?

I’ve been considering this for the past week, connecting it with Buddhist compassion towards the world and a need for mindfulness. But it’s so easy to fall into emotionlessness.

I’ve also thought through the world has always had issues and though some are getting much worse some are getting better.

I have gone to counseling before but they just make it an individual problem when it’s the world.

Edit: doesn’t have to be US centric. Just I’m writing from that pov

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank you, and I do get it. I have a love/hate relationship with SSRIs, but 2024 was really rough for me and they were the only thing that pulled me out of it all.

They are a heavy drug though with withdrawals worse than any other drug I've tried. I've fought to get off of them before in the past (when my mental health was doing better). I've spent entire years slowly tapering while still dealing with brain zaps and mood swings.

Like I said, last resort thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was there when a former best friend went through it after her online psychiatrist put her on a cocktail of Adderall, antidepressants, and who knows what else and she was having the brain shocks, withdrawals, vomiting. That's definitely very real.

It does make me angry when they prescribe it all willy nilly like that without trying other things first.

Wish you the best of luck getting clear of them and living a happy life.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah those symptoms sound accurate. It's not fun.

Thank you though, you as well!