You’re Not The Only One Who Feels That Way
It helps everyone to recognize and acknowledge this truth.
I think it’s quite obvious that we’re in the middle of a massive mental health crisis (and for the sake of brevity I’m putting mental, emotional, and spiritual all under the aegis of mental health). This is especially true in the United States.
First, there was a narcissistic President elected (Trump) who induced anxiety and caused division in ways we’re still dealing with (especially with him somehow running for reelection despite being a convicted felon and attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election). Then, a global pandemic, which caused a degree of fear and uncertainty like nothing else. Unfortunately, this was followed by active campaigns to go back to how it was before that have shunted it away so that most have practically forgotten it (despite it not being gone at all and still killing people daily). Now, as already mentioned, an election that will quite probably decide if the United States remains a democracy or turns into a dictatorship/kleptocracy.
Is it any wonder our mental health is taking a beating?
What’s more, all the elements I’m lumping together into mental health are often taboo, shunned, or given lip service at best, rather than treated as the issues and elements of…
