modern society

Loyalty, truth, respect, empathy and love have all but faded away. Sad sign of the times.

I think this often too. Then I think about how I should have been born in the old times, then I remember that I'm a female and that wouldn't be a whole lot better either. Meh..

Society only pretends to be modern with technology ... people with BP back in the day were hung and drowned because they thought we were "witches" ... they even killed twins and babies with abnormalities like Down Syndrome or cleft lip because they "look weird" ... I rather be here in the now ... still morons who judge and are over all rude ... BUT there are Dr's and meds and some people with common sense that know better.

It always gets darker before dawn

Not on here it hasn't.

I have felt that way...but I occasionally see evidence that there not gone.

Those are the fundamentals of life; sad to see that humanity cannot get the basics right

Hey Mac666,

That's really great you have qualified as a Social Worker. I worked in care until May this year and was discriminated and lost my job on "ill health grounds". All my friends and family have told me not to go back into the care system as its obviously too demanding for me. I am gutted as I have worked in care for 10 years.

I hope you find something soon

welcome to pc, mac. i often feel as you do. my pdoc said when i brought this up, "all the more that we keep and exhibit our values to counteract apathy, etc." thought that was an excellent suggestion.
i do miss my idyllic childhood tho.

So true! And major yea for that!
Even the smallest of things...like seeing someone drop a dime (especially if they don't realize it) and picking it up and giving it back to them. It will astound them. It all adds up.

(Not to say one doesn't often feel like a goldfish in a piranha tank. But when one knows who they are and is compelled to do what they know is right, despite what others might do in a given situation, they usually will. Not to the point of being a patsy, but there's a whole lot of ground before that line, you know? There are a whole lot of people who are good, but often it seems they are hard to find - but it may just be that they tend not to draw as much attention to themselves.)

I have to agree Mac, but then maybe we are hanging in the wrong circles

Maybe it is the wrong circles, I dunno. I have come across many good, even great people in my road to recovery, in more that just my mental illness.

When I left my husband with my three little kids in tow because of domestic violence, I left for a small city where I knew no one and felt safe. I had a suitcase that housed the clothing for all 4 of us and that was it. My kids were only 5,4 and 2 and a half, no toys, no dishes, no anything. And absolutely no money.

I cannot count how many people were extremely generous to me and my kids without me even asking. I am very proud and would never ask for help. People gave me furniture,dishes, bedding, toys. Christmas came shortly and a huge company here brought clothes, toys, books, food, anything you could think of. They had a truck full of boxes. I just cried, I mean I really needed the help, I didn't know what I was going to do. It was unbelievable.
Even a women that worked with me at the victim response centre showed up at my house with gifts and clothes for the kids.

Really this outpouring from my new community got my on my feet and where I am today. I have a pretty good life now, and am very thankful.

Sometimes we easily forget that people can still be good, when we see so much crap going on around us. I need reminded sometimes.

I just thought I'd like to share that story.

Maybe I am naive but I think that there are good people and bad people in the world and it depends on what you focus on that determines your outlook.

the world is too crazy, too fast, too out of control, too self-destructive....

maybe it was always so, now it's just more visible.. not sure.

i still believe in people. But maybe it is a symptom of me being manicky today?