#hopelessness

[feral-ballad]

Carrie Fountain, from Burn Lake; “Want”

[hope-for-the-planet]

How are we going to survive 2026? Here's what 3 therapists recommend

We talked to three licensed mental health providers and got their best bite-size advice for the top worries plaguing Americans in 2026. Here

While the article frames these as very US-centric tips, a lot of this is more broadly applicable for dealing with the stresses of this current moment in history.

Obviously, a few short mental health tips aren't going to make everything better, but these are evidence-based ideas that can help make things feel at least a bit less overwhelming.

Remember, anxiety is not activism. It's very easy to fall into cooking your brain in bad news in the name of staying informed or not turning away--but if it's harming your ability to keep up with your life and lowering your bandwidth to actually take action then it's not benefiting anyone. Take breaks, pace yourself, do what you need to do to not burn out and become shutdown and hopeless.

[mindinthevoid]

[bookmatter]

Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice, July 1, 1913

[charnel-grounds]

Zdzisław Beksiński (1929–2005), “Figure”

oil on board, 1978

[houstonxbreed]

I honestly feel like my whole 20s have been robbed from me. I’m 29 and I’m losing hope. I’ve been “strong” and “positive “since I’ve been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at 10 years old. It’s hard to be positive when something affects your quality of life and there’s no breaks. I honestly don’t know what to do at this point. And unfortunately, most people don’t understand which I don’t expect them to. I’m just hoping for peace.😭😭🙇🏾‍♂️

[widow-ish]

Why is everyone but me finding love right now?? Like im happy for them but damn…