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[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 78 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You could try talking to a therapist. When they have an opening in 3 months. Which you'll have to use one of your 3 annual sick days for. And pay out of pocket because the insurance that your employer takes $400/mo out of your paycheck for doesn't cover that therapist.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 61 points 8 months ago (1 children)

while you are in the middle of a mental health crisis is a great time to start looking for a therapist because you can navigate the complicated mental health care system, wait patiently, and pay cash for something insurance claims to cover.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 25 points 8 months ago

Sorry, you’re pre existing, we can’t cover you.

[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Work remote, cry at home 👍

[–] sunnlo@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Made me giggle while working at home 👉

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Working at home on Lemmy ;)

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

2meirl4meirl

[–] praxis_jack@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I upvoted but please know I hate this

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

thank you...?

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Post deleted reason : Too real.

[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This might be too rl for me.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you're spending what seems like an inordinate amount of time cooking and cleaning during the week, meal prep! It helps me have time to unwind during the week.

If your soul is slowly being crushed by the corporate hellscape that is the United States... I don't have a remedy for that. Except maybe whiskey on the rocks and a joint, but that's a bandaid.

[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Im so sticky from band-aids my brother

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

If you're suffering from a self induced allergy to the adhesive you're using, try Kratom!

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

On the bright side, there WILL come a day for all of us when we don't have to anymore.

A small mercy, but better than this for all eternity. Sad that our species took the paradise we spawned from and turned it into a torture chamber for many to most.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Of course.

Lol you didn't think I might have meant retirement, do you? The capitalists have been phasing out peasant retirement for half a century to increase the acceleration of their ego scores and buy second super yachts to keep their first super yachts company. Now just the capitalists and their most devoted little class traitor sycophants are permitted to stop laboring for the masters before they flatline.

To be fair, I hear super yachts get pretty lonely though...

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

At least they have a crew to keep them company while they’re lonely.

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think we just stumbled onto a great idea for a new Pixar franchise.

Bezos Bound: The Sad Giant Super Yacht

[–] dbbljack@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

top tip for happiness (unfortunately) is to live within 20 mins of where you work.

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

I relate to this way too much… but for me that feeling’s so overwhelming that I rely on substances to suppress it.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

so stop taking it then? organize, unionize, make it known that this isn't okay and things need to change.

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Unionizing is hard in many cases. Big companies intentionally make it so.