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In reply to the discussion: I've Been Noticing - Nothing Is Getting Better...... [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)How can we make it better?
In the grand scheme of things, for society, civilization, for our Country as a whole... I'm not nearly brilliant enough to try to answer that question. Knowing what the problems are is one thing - but knowing the solution? It boggles the greatest minds, and mine is by no means one of the greatest. Focusing on our own lives, as others have suggested, might be the best answer as to how to respond to the depression as individuals. My Father often tells me the same thing when I become depressed about everything that's going on.
One of the things that really helps me personally is yoga, it's good exercise, it helps calm me down - and as long as I'm exercising I find that I don't get as overwhelmingly depressed. Well, not until I start worrying about money again, anyway. The solution to that problem, well... I'm not sure there is a simple one. I'm going to school in the hopes that, by the time I graduate, the economy might be in somewhat better shape and I might be able to find a decent job. I'm tempted though, to save up instead and just move. There are many things about America that I love, but society overall, priorities, government, media, it's become so sick that I'm not sure we can fix it.
Taking a break from the issues of the world might be a good idea. Read a book, lose yourself in a fantasy for a while. Take a walk - appreciate the beauty of nature without thinking, as a human, about all of the things that are stressing you out or depressing you. Find moments in time when you can just "be". No matter how bad things become, there is always beauty in the world.
I've been feeling overwhelmed too, but these are things that have helped me.