No I’m not catastrophising.

The world is slowly lurching towards a fully fascist led America, India, Hungary, Russia, Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Argentina.

Instead people are either ignorant or blaming “wokeism”* for their problems.

I have no clue what to do and this is literally a car crash in slow motion.

I’m despondent because I’m going to be crushed under the boot when the time comes and my morals get in the way of my survival instinct.

Humans are repeating the mistakes of the past. It’s just so anxiety inducing.

*Woke is a useless term promulgated by fascists to dog whistle the things they really want to hate - feminism, socialism, LGBTQIA+, immigration, brown/black people, equality and diversity.

    • kingthrillgore
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      1410 months ago

      What fucking meetings? For my alcoholism or for my depression about the future?

      …If there’s any for the latter can I get a hookup?

          • @[email protected]
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            410 months ago

            I’m in NA meetings on discord. There’s also a big God involved but just try to look besides that. They’re open ans very welcome to anyone that wants to stop

        • @Sonicdemon86
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          910 months ago

          AA is a Christian support group, if you don’t believe in their God they won’t help you.

          • @[email protected]
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            710 months ago

            If you look at the site I provided, you’ll see that they have plenty of atheist/agnostic meetings [labelled ‘secular.’]

            They also have a lot of LGBTQ+ meetings, as well as men only and women only options.

            AA suggests people try to find a Higher Power of their own understanding.

            • @[email protected]
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              510 months ago

              These are religious meetings for addicts and alcoholics. The atheist and agnostic meetings are well-meaning but they talk about gods even more than at the non-secular meetings.

              I am however delighted it works for you.

            • Fish [Indiana]
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              Yes it literally is. Or at the very least you have to “submit yourself to a higher power”

              • @[email protected]
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                210 months ago

                That’s one of the steps yeah. And it’s recommended to follow all steps but nobody is forcing you. You can just go as you want and try to follow the other ones as much as possible. Also a higher power could mean different things if you’re creative enough.

                • Fish [Indiana]
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                  110 months ago

                  You’re not wrong. I’ve been sober for a long time and no longer go to support groups. If AA helped you then that’s fantastic. I just think that there should be an alternative that’s not based on religion.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    110 months ago

                    Totally agree with that, but I’ve not found a decent one. So I’m glad that these ones are available because the NA one I’m joining is very supportive

                • @[email protected]
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                  110 months ago

                  As you understood it

                  Literally “as we understood Him” which is even worse. It’s gaslighting to pretend that “as we understood Him” isn’t just religious but also Abrahamic.