Mental Health Group: Please try to have hope

[steve2470]

Hi all,

I return here 4 days after the horrible, almost unbelievable day that was the Presidential election. I know (since this is DU) all of you feel something similar. It was a really bad night for me and early morning. I went to bed at 3:30 AM more or less knowing the Fascist-in-Chief-to-be was going to be inaugurated in January 2025. I don't have to list all the obscene things he will try to do. We all know them.

Now, the good (maybe): For my own sanity, I still feel the American public do not want fascism or true authoritarianism, despite my own Governor DeSantis going full-on fascist about the abortion amendment. I have listened to many podcasts, so I know there is a range of opinions on why Ms. Harris lost. I feel "perceived economics" was the real factor, meaning the inflation over 5 years. Never mind that current inflation is about 2.5% and trending down. Gasoline and groceries and rent, etc. were all up over the last 5 years, with some of those items coming down in price. Yes yes, some voted out of pure racism, pure misogny, hatred for liberals, hatred for Democrats, pure xenophobia. The ghastly icing on the cake, to me, was the perceived "bad economy". Way too many Americans are ill-informed and misinformed about politics and government.

Please have hope, and don't succumb to despairing depression. Yes, I know, much easier said than done. I have chronic depression, so this is very personal to me. I just cannot succumb, or I will have to move out of the country.

Please forgive all the politics I inserted in here, and please try to have hope. All the best to everyone here with your mental health !

Steve