Compared To The War Zones..,🥺

[Ruthanne]

I was feeling down tonight with the things going on with me personally.

I have also felt sad and sorry for people in all the war zones in the world

It dawned on me that those in war zones have to be going through the worst hell. Not knowing if you will live or die when you hear the rockets and guns and tanks. Fearing all the sounds you hear, praying for it to end. Worrying about your children and family.

All's I can think is how much worse they all have it. I least I don't have to fear being killed and losing my family.

It's so very sad. I have more thoughts about this all but I will stop now.

The question is do you see that we have things to be grateful for when many don't?

 

[dilettante]

I try to look at those things just enough to acknowledge them. Then I move on to avoid the risk of a pit of despair.

Even if one had the solution, nobody seems to be interested in hearing it. Not that such a thing exists but even discussing it causes people to point at you and bellow a hollow roar Like Donald Sutherland at the end of the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" remake.

 

[Jules]

The question is do you see that we have things to be grateful for when many don't?

Yes, I do. It’s hard to imagine it.

 

[Teacher Terry]

It does get depressing and I try to be thankful that I’m safe and not in that horrible situation. Sometimes I have to limit my news.

 

[Ruthanne]

It does get depressing and I try to be thankful that I’m safe and not in that horrible situation. Sometimes I have to limit my news.

I know what you mean about cutting down. The horribleness of the world can really get to us.

 

[Blessed]

I am sure most of us have gone through some trauma in our lives. I now I have and it is a struggle because of my anxiety and panic issues.

I finally stepped back and realized even with all the bad things, it could of been so much worse. There are others that have had a harder time than me.
Yes, I was widowed at a young age after a long fight with cancer, I have lost my mother, MIL, FIL, BIL. All the older aunts and uncles are gone now, many cousins. It seems much more shocking when you come from a large family and it is loss, loss, so very fast.

I have been so very depressed and unhappy. All my family pretty much gone. Then my son married and went to go build his family. For the first time I was living alone. I was 60 years old, truth be told I was afraid, I am afraid.

I am just going along the best I can. I don't have to worry about money, or didn't but things have gotten ridiculous. Many had funds set aside for retrirement but we are going thru it much quicker in the last few years. I have a mortgage free home so I am lucky I dont worry about housing. I am capable of managing my money to make it last until my death.

War just goes to show how stupid humans are. The parties involved are going suffer great losses of life, destruction of the lands. It will take decades to recover, all the people will suffer. Look I am not smart, well educated or know anything about political decisions governments make. I do they "the smart people" should be able to solve these issues instead of going to war.

 

[Ruthanne]

I am sure most of us have gone through some trauma in our lives. I now I have and it is a struggle because of my anxiety and panic issues.

I finally stepped back and realized even with all the bad things, it could of been so much worse. There are others that have had a harder time than me.
Yes, I was widowed at a young age after a long fight with cancer, I have lost my mother, MIL, FIL, BIL. All the older aunts and uncles are gone now, many cousins. It seems much more shocking when you come from a large family and it is loss, loss, so very fast.

I have been so very depressed and unhappy. All my family pretty much gone. Then my son married and went to go build his family. For the first time I was living alone. I was 60 years old, truth be told I was afraid, I am afraid.

I am just going along the best I can. I don't have to worry about money, or didn't but things have gotten ridiculous. Many had funds set aside for retrirement but we are going thru it much quicker in the last few years. I have a mortgage free home so I am lucky I dont worry about housing. I am capable of managing my money to make it last until my death.

War just goes to show how stupid humans are. The parties involved are going suffer great losses of life, destruction of the lands. It will take decades to recover, all the people will suffer. Look I am not smart, well educated or know anything about political decisions governments make. I do they "the smart people" should be able to solve these issues instead of going to war.

Thanks for your post. I relate a lot about trauma and losses. I am a sexual assault survivor and that ruined a lot of my life. I won't go into detail as not to trigger anyone but it lasted for years.

Anyhow I'm sorry for your your loses and hardships. I do think there are other answers to dillemnas besides war and mass killing. I just had a feeling come over me of how bad the war zones are and facing death and disaster every day is something I don't currently have to do.

 

[Rose65]

I was feeling down tonight with the things going on with me personally.

I have also felt sad and sorry for people in all the war zones in the world

It dawned on me that those in war zones have to be going through the worst hell. Not knowing if you will live or die when you hear the rockets and guns and tanks. Fearing all the sounds you hear, praying for it to end. Worrying about your children and family.

All's I can think is how much worse they all have it. I least I don't have to fear being killed and losing my family.

It's so very sad. I have more thoughts about this all but I will stop now.

The question is do you see that we have things to be grateful for when many don't?

I do see what you mean and agree.
But I see war going on within families, couples, on all personal levels as well as on a global scale. We have strife at every level and I think humans are incapable of sustained happiness and peace. Our opinions and feelings change by the day, even the hour.

Yet when we die can we not see it was all for nothing? We take nothing with us and we brought nothing here. We are soon forgotten, as we soon forget those gone. Mankind does not learn from history, there is no war that ends all wars.

I'm glad of this group as we are older and can discuss things more deeply. We have lived and on the whole have gained some wisdom and insight which can only come from the years of experience and ability to look back.

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[Mike]

Very sad indeed Ruthanne and all others
who are sad and down.

Mike.

 

[Pepper]

(((Ruthanne)))

 

[VaughanJB]

When you read stories of mothers writing their name on children's legs in case they are ever found in rubble, you'd have to be dead yourself not to care.

But that just brings me to this - we don't have complete control in this life and world. But we do control what goes into our mind. We let this knowledge in voluntarily. Because we're emotional creatures, some things we let in have a big impact. This is normal, but also dangerous for your mental health when you realize, and accept, that while terrible horrors are going on all around the globe, you yourself can have no impact on it.

So what you're really doing is letting in a lot of guilt, sadness, and horror without any ability to change things, to make them better, or to solve the issues. It's a big weight we carry on our backs for no good reason, especially if it is affecting your mood in your personal life.

I'm careful what I let in to my mind. I read the headlines, but never the story when it comes to recent wars. If something comes up in online conversation I can always look it up. But I don't want to carry it around in my head all night and day.

It's all part of my plan to have the remainder of my life be as pleasant as it can be. Which, you know, isn't working out too well, but I'm going to keep trying!

 

[Pepper]

But we do control what goes into our mind..............

............So what you're really doing is letting in a lot of guilt, sadness, and horror without any ability to change things, to make them better, or to solve the issues. It's a big weight we carry on our backs for no good reason, especially if it is affecting your mood in your personal life.

.............I'm careful what I let in to my mind.

.............It's all part of my plan to have the remainder of my life be as pleasant as it can be.

Must be why I'm watching 'Paw Patrol' right now. Can't take any more...........