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Penfist's avatar

Failing empires thrash around while they die, killing many innocents.

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Dora-Lynn Greene's avatar

So true and historically proven all down through the ages, something we seems to repeat over and over again. As they say in the addiction world insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.

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Penfist's avatar

I work in mental health as well, and it occurs to me that healing our mental state of mind is impossible when the people in charge of our society and its systems of power and distribution are not engaging in good faith best efforts to make things better for as many people as possible.

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Dora-Lynn Greene's avatar

Yes, it's like hitting a brick wall. Resilience does build over time but if you aren't able to guard against the bullshit it can become traumatizing. The key for me was to find an outlet for all the garbage building up within me and that's why I write. Helps me gain understanding and pinpoint my shortcoming as well as identify where I may be violating my own values and that really is what I have control over. When everything is falling down around us it is important to stay centered and find little ways we can keep our own sanity intact.

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