Just Another day in Shitler's America

[Jilly_in_VA]

I find it increasingly hard to get out of bed each day. I had the flu over Christmas and I still feel what my husband describes as "wimbly", so maybe that contributes to it, but I think 90% of it is pure depression. I just don't want to get up and face another day in this country. I don't want to look at what the orange asshole has done now. If I were younger I'd try to move somewhere else, maybe, but I'm too old now. I'm sad that I didn't go to Canada when I was in my 20s, no matter how cold it is there. Of I could have gone somewhere in the Caribbean, or even Mexico. Anywhere but here. I just don't want to be here any more, and each day I feel increasingly hopeless. If I could see an end to this, I might feel better, but I can't.

[kimbutgar]

1. I feel that way also

Have been lazy all week but I substitute taught a sweet 2nd class yesterday and I was reminded we need to be there for the young kids to fight back this fascism we’re facing and give them tools to be educated and not maga fools.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. You must be fairly young

I'm 82 and retired.

[kimbutgar]

4. Turning 70 in March!

[snowybirdie]

7. We retired to Mexico

Loved it for a while, but the lack of laws, drugs and bribery everywhere eventually put us off And two parties kept trading leadership with,the same corrupt people running things. Came back here and now the US is becoming the same. I hear you.

[pandr32]

2. I feel the same.

It was like a need to cry building up, but then it came out angry. I am all loud and mad now. Protests are happening and people can't take this shit anymore. This new reality of American life is unsustainable. The country is large, diverse, and people are coming together.

[sop]

5. Ditto.

Every morning while scanning the news I ask myself, "What did the despicable piece of shit do today?" It's always some new outrage.

[bronxiteforever]

6. I head that flu is a doozy. Take care of yourself!

Good ones like you are precious to all of us.

[H2O Man]

8. Recommended.

I can relate to this. Every time I talk with my daughter who lives in Europe I think the same thing. Yet here we are .... which I am convinced is for a reason. And that reason is we are needed in the struggle to recover a sane society.

[Lars39]

9. Might need a spell of Rehab?

It doesn’t take long being sick to need it sometimes.

[Jilly_in_VA]

10. Nope

no way, nohow. You sound like the hospitalist spouting her script after I had my MI, telling me I should go to a skilled nursing facility. I looked at hier with my best "Are you fucking NUTS?" expression and said "HELL NO!"
I know my problem is flat out depression. And I know the cause of it. It weighs at least 250 lbs and is sitting in the White House wrecking our country every day.

[Lars39]

11. Sorry, didn't mean to offend!