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I am so fatigued with so much negativity that happens in the world and in my personal life as well. I have become numb to the topics I used to care such as politics, equal rights, environment and so on: I just want my day to end and that's it. I don't think I'm depressed tho (I used to and I know what it is like).

I don't know what to do. What would you suggest doing? Thank you.

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[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I would suggest going super gay. I'm not trolling honestly. Give it a think anyways, keep your mind open. Change it up.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just deciding to be gay all of a sudden isn’t a thing, and right wingers use this misunderstanding to advance bigotry and restrict rights.

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah that's clearly me check my profile. I say a lot of things without thinking and this is a bit new to me so I will be more mindful. I do think that not being able to joke about things causes a lot of division in itself.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thank you for your answer and I'm glad you found peace in discovering your sexuality but I'm afraid "try being gay" doesn't really help lol

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Aww c’mon . . . All the cool kids are doing it!

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thank you and good luck :)

[–] homes@piefed.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As a very gay person, it doesn’t help

I’m constantly fighting suicide

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry to hear that. I just recently came to this realization myself and I have been really ecstatic as things have been falling into place that I have been dealing with for a very long time. I apologize if I said something dumb. Love and light to you <3

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's very subjective, don't worry :)

I, too, was very very happy to fully come out of the closet and live openly as a queer person. It just depends on a lot of other factors as far as maintaining the optimism!

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Thank you, yes I suppose that is true for most things and I really need to keep that in mind. I have a real problem with that sort of thinking sometimes as a neurodivergent person. There is a lot of grief that came with the realization too, but overall I just feel such a weight off my back. I hope I can better learn to support other people with their struggles now.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was just a clumsy way of explaining how they feel personally after coming out of the closet. I don't think they meant offense.

[–] joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes thank you. I really don't have a place to share my joy irl, I will use the more appropriate comms here for this sorry. To be honest my main problem is not taking anything too seriously, which I also count as a strength, so I joke about things that maybe I shouldn't. I thought it is clear but I guess it's hard to tell in text. I don't think it's necessary to point it out every time as it is just causing more division when you can't even joke about things? I dunno.