I reached my lowest point so far today.

[Coventina]

Listening to the headline news about Trump destroying our environment, the White House, and just everything else.

I swear it is a death-worshiping cult.

They won't stop until every tree is cut down, every animal is killed, every body of water is polluted, and the air is nothing but poison.

They just want to torture and kill, because that is the only way they experience pleasure.

I seriously contemplated some extreme measures, for a few moments.
I've always known that one day I will take my own life.
It got close to being today.

I just have no hope anymore.
I might be better tomorrow, but today was really rough.

[Coventina]

2. Thanks but no thanks. I have my own plan. n/t

on edit: Welcome to Du.

[Coventina]

4. No worries!

I'm not selfish that way.

That's more of a Straight, White, Male, Christian thing to do.

[Frasier Balzov]

5. Think about eternity and the vastness of the universe.

Keep these enemies in proper context.

[LoisB]

6. I heard, somewhere, that the darkest hour is just before dawn. You can't give up, dawn will

come tomorrow. You have so much to offer the rest of us. I really enjoyed your history "lessons" and hope you will start it back up. Don't deprive the world of your light. Please.

Don't make yourself a victim of someone so vile as that orange idiot. He is not worth it.

[Coventina]

7. Hi there! I was just thinking about my history series and your enjoyment of them the other day!

I do want to get back to making them.

It won't be for at least another week, because I am going out of town for a funeral.
(My husband's grandmother). They are also treating it as a family reunion as well.
I'll be back next Wednesday, and I will make it a priority to start them back up!

Thanks for the encouragements. Yes, he's not worth my life.
He is scum, along with all that support him.

I'm just so discouraged right now.

But truly, your kindness means a lot!

[LoisB]

13. Thank you! I look forward to your return. I'm sorry about your husband's grandmother.

We have to care about each other and hold strong in the face of all the evil acts going on right now. We will get through this together, friend.

[mucholderthandirt]

36. I've pretty much decided that my revenge is going to be outliving the orange bastard.

I've had some rough times with my health the last few months, to the point of not wanting to be here anymore. But I'll be damned if anything Trump or his ilk do is what sends me to the grave. Fuck that SOB and the scum that birthed him.

So, hang on. You can do it. Even if in the end your plan is to go out your own way (as is mine), stay long enough to see the tides turn. Eventually we'll get our democracy back. It's going to be a lot of hard work, a lot of hurt, but we're going to do it. Be there to celebrate that.

[elleng]

9. My father used to say

'It's always darkest before the dawn.'

[LoisB]

18. Wise man. I believe that too.

[Coventina]

12. I have a strong suspicion you are not telling the truth.

But hey, welcome to DU!

[Coventina]

16. Huh. Seems like a very odd dating pool to go after

but I don't kink-shame.

[H2O Man]

17. He shames himself.

[StarryNite]

19. I think pizza is in order for that one.

[progree]

20. I voted. (That's all I can say) /nt

[airplaneman]

21. Me too it was pretty obvious. n/t

[ShazzieB]

24. I'm sure it was obvious!

It's obvious to me even though the posts were already gone by the time I saw this thread!

[StarryNite]

25. Thank you for making me laugh.

I needed that.

[StarryNite]

11. Don't give them that.

That’s what they want us to do. You’re stronger than you think.

[LoisB]

15. Yes!

[B.See]

22. Exactly. Chaos is

the MAGA Long Game.

[iemanja]

23. I know how you feel

I just saw a post on X in which a guy bragged about calling ICE on immigrants. The worst thing was how many people applauded him.

Then there are the people who justify starving children to death.

What is our world coming to?

[Dem2theMax]

26. When it's too much, turn off the news. All of it. Even DU.

And do that for as long as it takes to regain your equilibrium.

I've been right where you are, and turning off all the bad stuff, and purposefully seeking out anything that makes me feel better, anything that makes me laugh, is what I do. Find a book you haven't read, watch old movies that you love, eat some chocolate, or a lot of chocolate.

I have favorite shows, especially Ghosts UK.
I have it on dvd, because you have to pay Paramount+ to stream it. I can watch it over and over and over and I laugh as though I were seeing it for the first time. Then I'll go to YouTube and watch all of the bloopers from the show. I'm laughing until I have tears in my eyes.

Listen to some favorite music. Call a friend. Go to lunch. Take a walk outside. Get away from the news. We are so involved in politics, and we all want to know what is going on. It's very hard for me to step away, because I don't want to be ignorant of what's happening. But there are times when our mental health is much more important.

(But you can sneak on to DU for support!)
We are definitely here for that!

[OldBaldy1701E]

38. "But there are times when our mental health is much more important."

My mental health is directly tied to 'what is happening'.

So are a lot of others. We would like to not have to worry about this crap any more.

But, here we are.

[Dem2theMax]

39. So is mine. That's why I wrote what I wrote.

It's really good that we all have each other here on DU.
We all get what we're going through. And we can support each other. We're going to be doing that for a long time to come, unfortunately.

[BWdem4life]

27. Permanent solution to temporary problem.

Considered it myself once, glad I didn't. Hang around to see what happens next... It just might be better than you thought it could be.

[jmbar2]

28. I remember a story of a young man in 2000

He took his own life, distraught over the theft of the election by George W Bush from Al Gore. In doing so, he did not live to see the election of Barack Obama in 2008. That was worth waiting for.

This nightmare will end at some point. Hang in there with the rest of us as we suffer through it together.

Namaste

[Rhiannon12866]

29. Hang in there, you're hardly alone - Every active member on this board feels the same way

Including me!

[Behind the Aegis]

30. My PM's are always open.

No lectures, no judgement.

[Klaus Hergersheimer]

31. Keep the faith

I share your pain but we need to keep fighting. I do so by donating to organizations that are opposing them.

[cstanleytech]

32. I hear you, I've been boardline suicidal for decades. The only thing that kept me going was my Mom and then my brother.

Moms been gone for over 10 years and that just left me with my brother and he suddenly died last year from a leg infection and now...... I've literally got no one so it's been on my mind..........alot.

[electric_blue68]

45. Stay strong, or cry if you need to!

[lostnfound]

33. Try focusing on appreciation for nature, small miraculous things, beauty, kind stories, music? Cook, paint.

I completely agree that the state of the country is horrifying. I stopped hoping, and just started remembering to notice the tremendous beauty that i can see — parks, birdwatching, puppies, small children, sunsets, science, music. There is no world outside, just savor that beauty as if it was the only gift you’ll ever be given.
Also since i stopped eating much dairy and stopped eating after 6 pm, i feel happier. The microbiome in your gut can contribute to the depression. And a morning walk is really giving me energy.
I sincerely hope you find something that works.

[leftyladyfrommo]

34. Now isn't the time to give up. It's turning.

We've been through bad times before. Just hold on.

[hamsterjill]

35. Serious question.

Are you an empath? I’ve been researching the subject for my own curiosity because it seems that some people feel what is happening so much more intensely than some others.

I haven’t made up my mind about this subject. I’m pretty much a science based person, but I certainly believe that some of us have enhanced talents - like some people can sing or some are better at math.

I’m wondering how all of this figures in to the degree of stress that some of us feel every day. I believe there is a difference in someone having empathy, being empathetic, and being an actual empath. I don’t know where I fit yet, but I’m trying to find out.

[hamsterjill]

43. Nope.

I presume it's like any other human talent. You are born with certain abilities, and you somehow train and hone those abilities. I know some people are very intuitive, and if they learn to use that ability, they get better at it.

Does that sound reasonable?

[electric_blue68]

46. Sounds reasonable from what I've occasional read

[haele]

37. I know the feeling. The disgust, stress, and feeling overwhelmed...

I feel like I've been forced onto a tilting surface with a bunch of other people scrambling for the high edge, and the loudest voices are shouting every man for himself, ignoring they're making the situation worse.
I'm a logical empath, just enough practicality to stand aside and consider options. I try to do the best I can to look ahead, calm or secure the situations some, but whatever I do isn't good enough or I'm being ignored (especially when people I care about ask for help) - it is just really tiring, and sometimes, I just want to fall and get it done with.
I can't retire, I can't stop time, and time seems to be speeding up.
We just have to keep going, because most of what is going on is false narratives pushed by greedy eight year old bullies who live in bubbles made by other greedy bullies before them. It's not real. But their wilfull ignorance has real world implications.

[Initech]

41. The GOP has lost their damn minds. Not that they had any to begin with.

But MAGA is a truly bizarre cocktail of batshit crazy, social ego maniacism, and sadistic psychopathy. Like seriously bizarre.

[hunter]

42. Limiting my consumption of "news" and opinion keeps me sane.

I don't watch any television news and opinion, likewise video news and opinion on the internet; not on YouTube, the site formerly known as twitter, BlueSky, etc.. DU is my only social media.

My "trash by keyword" and ignore lists here on DU are long. "Trump " is one of my trashed words. The only place I watch videos on DU is in the Lounge and those are usually about animals. Happy elephants make me happy.

Once a day I'll read my news subscriptions, which are The Guardian and a few local newspapers.

I tend to skip articles that are not actionable by me personally, even in some small way. I can't control Trump's mouth but I can certainly avoid hearing his creepy voice. I also keep a bottle of champagne in my refrigerator that I'll open when he is no longer president, however that should occur.

I've got phone numbers and camera if I happen upon an ICE raid. Likewise there are people who would call me. Etc.

Otherwise one thing I like to do is watch the birds in my garden. They go about their business oblivious to "the news."

The lowest spots in my entire life have been plenty low, sometimes it was just dumb luck I survived. I'm pretty sure some of that was white privilege too, including a few tense confrontations with the police when I was young. I've got a PTSD diagnosis for shit I never talk about, not even in my own head. Does any of this make me more resilient or less? Is any of this rambling useful to anyone? I don't know.

I hope you are feeling better today.

[electric_blue68]

47. Hang in. Bit by bit. I'd forgotten but I've Enjoyed Your History lessons!

I'll try to remember to check in a week or so. 👍