I need help about political crisis!

I am so upset by the fascist political realm, I'm afraid of the ultra-right manipulating the Presidential election. I am an activist; I have written thousands of postcards to voters, and am passing out postcards telling about the harms to all of us, if Project 2025 passes.

I am terrified, angry, and extremely depressed. Every third night, I am up all night.

Tomorrow, fortunately, I have a Zoom appointment with my psychiatrist. I will ask her for sleeping medication. I wish I had never been born. My life has a lot of good things in it, because I MAKE them for myself, to keep myself alive. But in the midst of any wonderful activities or friends, if I could die peacefully, I would. I have never tried to commit suicide, so am not in any danger in that regard.

I hope the Zoom with your Psych went well. I know it's seems like a simple thing to say but I would stay away from politics being expressed anywhere - online, TV or radio.

Project 25 is not legislation, it is not something that can pass or not pass Congress at this point. I doubt either party will have enough power to do whatever it wants.

Try and focus on other things. I would love to know what your Psych said.

It is really scary but I motivate myself by focusing on what I can do in my own vicinity. Like helping local communities for LGBTQ or something along those lines. You can do stuff online too if you are anxious of people in real life. Community support is very important at a time like this, not just for your mental health but for all of ours. Focusing on how bad things will be will just make it so that you are too paralyzed to be a real life supporter. It's important to be aware of it, but not to have it take over all of your judgement.

Or at least I try, not everyone is perfect