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[ SECRET POST #3113 ]

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I'm just horrified by everything.

Optimism /ˈäptəˌmizəm/ noun. hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.

There there. I'm upset that the SPN and Sherlock fandoms exist too.

you just have to learn to live with the horror of them

Compartmentalization, anon. There's a lot of horrible shit going on in the world, but being so horrified by it you can't function isn't productive for anyone. So you learn to put some things on the emotional back burner and deal with them at a later date (or not at all) and prioritize. If this is really difficult, then it might be time to take a break from social media and the news. If it's still difficult, then it might be time to talk with your doctor about depression.

Then, when you can, you sit down and figure out some low level, feasible things you personally could do to remedy some of the injustice in the world. Maybe it's donating canned goods and toiletries to the local homeless shelter. Maybe it's political activism on whatever level you can handle. Maybe it's writing letters to your elected officials. Maybe it's volunteering at the animal shelter, soup kitchen or nursing home. You do what you can even if it's small and it doesn't feel like enough, because it's far better than stressing out over how awful the world is and doing nothing.

+1000000000000

Not to be trite, but that sounds like possible depression. (Possible. Hold your collective horses, I'm not internet diagnosing anyone.)

If it is depression it is a societal-wide depression. We're on the verge of suicide going from "oh what a tragedy" to "yeah, so George did it today. Oh, thought he might. Wonder who is next?" levels.

holy shit where do you live??

Is literally everyone weighed down constantly with feelings of horror?

(I mean OP may have been exaggerating in which case my point is moot anyway.)

Being jaded and desensitized to horrible things is bad, but it's not the same thing as feeling like everything is doomed.

...do you live in Greece, anon?

Which society? What's "everything" to you? Have you read about the other zillion times in history that were horrifying and spelled certain doom for all humanity? Or about cult leaders who capitalize on this stuff, that's pretty interesting? Curiosity helps me get out of bed, apparently!

+1 yeah, this. People have been feeling that the world's been going down the toilet for longer than humanity has actually had plumbing. It's nothing new. Read some writings from the ancient Greeks, and you'll still hear "kids these days", and what's the world coming to?

If we're doomed, we're doomed. But I don't waste time worrying about it.

I can lay in bed just fine and think society is fucked, thank you very much.

Right?

I'm not even depressed RN and sometimes I just want to lie in bed and ignore how society is fucked

Ha!

Embrace your darker side. Become the villain.

I'd like to second this emotion.

Global Warming probably worries me the most at this point. It's related to so many of our industries and everyday resources that it is troubling to hear about, even though legislature has been pushing for reform in the last few years, which is great.

Don't feel horrified, OP. There are small things we can do to improve the world around us. I know that sounds corny but it helps to keep busy when you can. I don't think it's doomed just yet though, there are good things that people do everyday.

Yes, society is doomed, so everybody on this planet might as well kill themselves now and let the next race take over.

Honestly, things aren't really "worse" now than they were 30 years ago, or in any other time period. It's just that everything is more accessible now, especially bad news and idiots.

If it helps, you can look at it like George Carlin did- adamant that nothing was going to get better, but at the same time so removed from it all. If you spend every waking hour worried about everything around you, it will drive you nuts. I think basically, you have to make peace with things that are out of your control, and worry about what you can control. And don't try to control every little thing.

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how can anyone get out of bed and not feel society is fucking doomed?

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