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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)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Seriously, you don't know what you're talking about. SSRIs saved my life. I was recently barely clinging on to my job as I was on the verge of a panic attack nearly 24/7. I've been off and on SSRIs before so I do know they're very difficult to quit, but I was close to institutionalizing myself from the level of anxiety I was dealing with.

Yes they have downsides and yes they should be used as a last resort, but writing them off entirely is a stupid mentality.

Numb yourself up to it all and live your best life

Yes, I will

[–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I personally am writing them off entirely for personal use, but I am happy they work for you. I've been saying the entire time in this thread that it's a personal decision... I'll admit I was playing it up for that one user who was super rude to me because it was fun to piss him off, but you are cool.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours 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.

[–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

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.