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Near Tears

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Yesterday I spent the majority of the day near tears. I have watched as Nazis' salute a dictator in my own country. I watch as people are demonized, dehumanized, and marginalized. I watch and am overwhelmed by grief and sadness.


I struggle with depression pretty seriously as part of the C-PTSD. I take medication, and I have coping mechanisms. Yet when I brought this to my therapist, whom I see regularly, she had no words and no thoughts of comfort.


My friends, overwhelmed by survival, are not listening or imbibing on the news cycles.


I don't have that luxury. Every day, I post a video about daily divination. Every day I can't help but see the outraged posts by my friends about those who rejoice in these changes that bring suffering to others.


So my eyes are constantly just this side of tears. I feel it welling up in my soul as I force myself to move about my day and do things like go to the grocery store and crochet. As my mind wants to do, it has wandered around, looking at various options I can take part in to push back against this tidal force of hate. I haven't settled on anything yet, but when I do, you bet I will post about it.


I am still fighting my fight, flight, or freeze responses to this stress. Once I have found a way to tap down on these instinctual feelings from my childhood, I hope to offer some action some of us can take to give us a sense of change.


As usual, this post does not represent the views of Circle Sanctuary, Willow Dragonstone Community & Coven, or Gwinnett Interfaith Alliance. This post is a private citizen's view.


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