With everything going on in the US I feel practically guilty for having mental issues in the EU. My worst problems fall into nothingness compared to the daily terror some (well, millions) of Americans experience these days. My heartfelt sympathies.
this post was submitted on 16 Apr 2025
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Keep in mind that this is not a competition. There is enough room for all of us to suffer together.
"There's room enough for us all to suffer together."
World Economic Forum 2025 slogan?
As a US citizen who has legitimate concerns about this administration affecting my right to exist here, please let me assure you that your struggle is real and important. You should not compare what you're facing with anyone else's struggles, except to empathize with them. They say comparison is the thief of joy and that is true in multiple ways. Your issues deserve to be addressed. I truly hope things get better for everyone.
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Don't feel guilty. Everyone has their own struggles. You can look at people who are in worse situation to get some perspectives in live. If it helps you to be positive that's ok. But don't use that as a way to disregard what you are feeling and why it's a problem and how you may solve it. I call it "don't be grateful someone stabbed you in the leg just because someone besides you got stabbed in heart and died". Yes you're better off, but you still need to worry about you and get better.
"other people have it better, so stop being so happy!"
See how that sounds when you flip the sadness around?
Just because someone else's situation might be objectively worse than yours, does not for a second discount the situation you are in.
If my wrist breaks, I still have a broken wrist no matter how many people got their arms cut off.
Don't feel guilty.
You don't need to feel bad for other because of your mental isues. Everbody has their own thing going and and their own struggles. Just look out for yourself and your loved ones. Stay strong!
I feel practically guilty for having mental issues in the EU.
This is the neat feature of mental health issues, they make you feel bad no matter what!
So don't worry, you can worry without worrying about if what you're worrying about is worth worrying about π
dont worry, its just a matter of time here too
its OK to loose at competitive suffering, few will judge you for it.
Stay strapped!
Yeah like... I'd love to go on vacation if I had the money but I think to myself, where would I go? Borders or airports would probably get me put in a detention center for felony gender fraud or whatever, so id have to go somewhere driveable and I've pretty much exhausted all those options with previous trips.
(but Iβm not white)
Choices have consequences
Why do people insist on staying in the US when they are so miserable there?
You have a US passport. If you're healthy and have useful skills, you can immigrated to like 100+ countries. How many people are able to move but afraid? For them, their misery is a choice (or a hobby)
You know most countries have laws that prevent people from just moving and working there? And they prioritize people with certain skills, sometimes require you to have a certain amount of money in the bank.
lol βjust fly somewhere else until you get deported back to the us bro what are you doingβ
Literally skill issue
I know you're in denial, but the comment literally specified "100+" and "useful skills" implying you're, you know, getting a visa. Most countries aren't like the US where the populace will protect illegal immigrants
Have you looked into this? Please share one country that you'd suggest Americans move to and which would allow it.
I've immigrated twice. South Korea was particularly pleasant and they have a need for senior engineers
For many people "have useful skills" doesn't imply "is a senior engineer." I'm a white collar worker in a relatively senior position and make a fairly comfortable living. I looked into Canada and Europe and my skills, useful as they may be to me and my employers, don't give me any advantage in immigrating.
Could I do it? Sure, but it would be a step back in quality of life for a number of years, for some period I might be separated from my partner, and after the move I'd be separated from all my friends, family and professional network, with no guarantee I'd get back to my current earning level.
Unlike many people my standard of living isn't so bad here. I also have some sense of responsibility to try to contribute and make things better where I can. But things are certainly looking dicey.
Why the fuck do you want sane people fleeing the US? Although things seem dire, we are still hoping to claw power away from fascists. If we can flip the legislature away from Republican control in 2 years, we at least get enough power to stop most of the bullshit from happening.
For me, it's family. Even within the US I know there are a lot of better places to live with more to do, more walkable neighborhoods, etc. But my wife and I both have our parents here, and we both have 2 siblings and there are 9 cousins (our generation's kids) and I love watching them grow up together. As much as I disagree with the politics locally and Nationally, I also love that I don't have to raise my kids on an island. So it's either stay here, or join a cult somewhere.
Have you immigrated? Were you the first of your family to do so?
Yes I've immigrated twice, that's why I'm speaking from experience. No I wasn't first in my family (my mum immigrated when she was 16 and told me what to expect)
This is our home.