Mental Wellness Support Group

[fireproof78]

I'm feeling very worn down by everything happening in the US and the world right now.

Agreed.

I read an interesting idea that resonated with me. We humans simply are not meant to try to carry huge burdens of other people. We used to be primarily in our local town and city, focused on those communities. But now, with the Advent of the Internet, we can be in a constant state of fear. There's no relief.

I encourage all to start trying to take a break from the news, and from the world news. Despite what news would have us think, we are going to survive. I heard the same talking points since 2001, and have heard about the end of the world for even longer, i.e a new ice age, the ozone layer, global warming, and climate change. Yet, life proceeds on, and we can effect change in our community.

 

[Set Harth]

The good news is that the ice age should help with all the global warming.

 

[Gryffindorian]

Except we have a different ICE Age in the U.S.

 

[Aragorn]

So my parents are the oldest in their generation of the family, meaning assuming lifespans are all equal (which we know they're not) they'll be the first to go. Well it looks like that time is coming sooner rather than later. We actually thought it would be one of them but now it looks like it's going to be the other one. Not sure how to process it. Also wondering about a eulogy because I have nothing to say. There wasn't really much of a relationship with either parent. See them all the time but it's pretty superficial, an emotional distance.