• Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    19 hours ago

    I hear you. We are alone, it’s true. I really don’t think we’re on Earth for a good time though. I think we’re here to do something. Try and find it, see if you can find a useful thing to do, something that helps someone somewhere.

    I think of myself as a toothpaste tube. It’s almost empty, but if I scrape it along the edge of the sink, I can usually squeeze a little more out.

    I’m probably the worst advisor though, I’m going through a pretty huge crisis of my own right now.

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      17 hours ago

      Same on big crisis here mate. I don’t have anything left to scrap and got tired of being told to scrap harder. For me I have to go “enough is enough” but I need to scrap one last time to do that.

      The president of Uruguai Mujica once said: nobody is so down that they can’t help each other. It doesn’t translate well, so maybe look it up. So I’m here if you want to tell me more.

      • Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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        16 hours ago

        Love that.

        I was telling my son the other day that I was sitting on the edge of my bed in tears, and all I wanted was somebody that I could text or call briefly, and I had nobody. I’m 63 years old. I’ve got eight kids. Nobody.

        With just being open here for a few days, I’ve already got a couple of people, including you, who’ve said that they don’t mind hearing from me in a crisis.

        I’m tearing up a little right now. My fellow depressed community is making me real happy in the moment. Actually had a good talk with my wife tonight. It’s been some hard times so I’m glad for the little oasis.