Ep119 - Intermission: Dealing with hopelessness, helplessness, despair, suffering and anger (Ukraine Conflict)

The Deconstruction Of C-PTSD

Intro
Hello my dears,
My name is Johanna, and I welcome you to the Johanna Draconis - The Deconstruction Of C-PTSD podcast.
This episode will be something a bit different and we will talk about dealing with hopelessness, helplessness, despair, suffering and anger - in light of the Ukraine Conflict sadly.
I had a complete different episode planned, but recent events can’t be ignored and I apologize for my voice in advance.

Prelude: The recent situation
I will keep it brief, but before we start I want to make clear: The invasion of Ukraine is unacceptable and using the playbook of the Nazis just adds insult to injury. We Germans have a heritage and I take it rather seriously.
It has been a very long time since a conflict has been this clearly black and white. Though I do want to clearly separate between the Russian government and its brave people - who protests despite being arrested and the threat to their lives.
I hope for the best.
With that being said - let us talk about the emotions as we enter a new age with these events. Lets talk about dealing with the hopelessness, helplessness, despair, suffering and anger - not only regarding this particular conflict.
What we can do
It is very hard not to feel these emotions in regarding such pictures, atrocities and all the suffering that is happening. It can be like a huge wave threatening to wash away everything and all - including yourself.
That is the reason why it is so important to have a little island - a small refuge that stands against the tide. That island is your surrounding, the thing you can achieve and sadly the acceptance, that we can only do what we can do.
Sometimes it is important to see the big picture, but in situation like these it is crucial to focus on the small picture. We can’t change the world, but we can change the world of tomorrow. Even if it is by the slightest of margin.
The world is a huge weight on ones shoulder - one even superman struggles with. There are just too many. At least for one person. But the more people work for a bettering of the world - the better the world of tomorrow looks like.
The best way to combat it is to focus on what you CAN do. The pile of the world is too big for one person - which means we have to pull out something we can help with and hope that others will pick up the other pieces.
It remains a group project - with all its up and down. So focus on what you can do and keep pushing to see how much you can do. That i

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