In episode 294, I received a very relevant who struggles with feelings of anger and low mood caused by everything that is going on in the world. In this post, I offer my thoughts on this and take a look at some actions you can take to help combat this.
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Hello, friends. In this episode, I take a look at questions focused on the topics of supporting someone who refuses to seek professional help, and dealing with strong emotions relating to the state of the world.
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This episode is a little different. It’s basically a deep-dive episode, but it’s a little more off-the-cuff than usual. Given the multitude of troubling events in the US news today, I wanted to give some thoughts and advice about dealing with the news and the state of the world. It can be exceptionally hard for someone with mental health issues to know what to do when the state of the world becomes overwhelming. I hope the thoughts that I present here help.
A few weekends ago, I was out with my wife and a few friends without the kids. All was great until my wife looked at her phone and just said “Holy shit, the Oaks.” Without her saying another word, I knew there was a shooting. Just a few cities away from us, at the other big mall in the area, there was a murder and attempted suicide by firearm. That made the evening take on a little different tone.
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Hey, friends. I’m not sure if you saw the news, but southern California is on fire. I’m safe, but a lot of friends and acquaintances are not. I’m in this eerie spot where we are very close to the fires, but at very low risk, so “normal” life continues on. Decided to do an episode with some of my tips for getting through disasters like this. See my list below.