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One of the hosts of “It’s Not Just in Your Head” mentioned this in an early episode.

He said he’s talked to other therapists who’ve straight up wearily declared “I can only do so much to help them, but it’s astonishing how many people’s problems would go away if they just…had more money.”

It’s a lot easier to train your mindfulness when you’re not in a constantly embattled state for increasingly scarce resources against a corrupt and uncaring system, isn’t it?

There’s a point when mitigations aren’t going to fix the long term stressors that are causing so many people to snap.

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Situational depression is a real fucker. I understand what you mean. I grew up in the Middle East and everything was fucked right and left, people around me were depressed because of society, because of the economy, and because their lives never get better.

I had to move our of there and start healing myself, my brain, my ability to deal with whatever life throws me.

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I hope you’ve been able to heal somewhat, friend! I can hardly imagine how awful that must’ve been. I’m glad you got out.

I think another hard part of it is wanting to help. It feels so simple to help people, fix things, make it all better “if we only just…”

…and at the exact same time it feels insurmountable, especially when you need to take care of yourself and that’s its own battle.

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