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Rageful and Proud. #CPTSD #Politics #PoliticalDepression

I have never been able to compartmentalize the various aspects of life: the personal, the politcal, the economic and the social. It seems way too contrary to reality to compartmentalize all these things that inevitably interwine and effect/affect us on regularly and even hourly basis.
Long before the events of the past few years, I have been scratching my head, weeping, yelling, protesting and trying to cope. I have exhausted every resource--all those resources that ultimately just tell the individual that he or she is the problem. All the while, I am too young, poor and powerless to stop it. Any attempt I made to fight it has been an unintended-farce at best and punished at worst.
I do not believe any individual (except maybe a few in high seats with fat paychecks) is totally responsible for what is clearly a broader tragedy.
Needless to say, therapy does not work for me and I refuse to damage my brain with medication that will simply make me conform and shut up.
I will not share the personal trauma I have faced in this post; I have shared that trauma with many people. I have recounted my trauma perhaps a hundred times and until I was blue in the face. It has only led to more exhausation, judgement and ostracization--which makes me more vulnerable and easier prey. I'm tired of professionals, family and friends getting off on hearing all the horrific events I have experienced. I'm a human being, not a TV drama.
It also does not matter what I have specifically endured. I am speaking the truth (albeit vaguely in this post) and I am telling the truth.

Here is my rageful act of revenge:

I am STILL non-violent, FULLY functional, sober and obeying the law so you can't commit me AHHHHHAHAHAHAHA!

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Is political depression a thing?


A quick Google search will bring up results for #PoliticalDepression but not a group on here. Not even sure if it's a real thing. Just seems like the world is taking two steps back and don't understand how people can be so selfish and stubborn. The news cycle is usually what determines my mood at the beginning of the day and it's nearly impossible to get away from. I just want the world to be a better place for everyone ๐Ÿ˜”