Link: Boss, it's the fascism

[sonia]

I saw this go by on Mastodon, and it stayed with me, so I'm reposting it from Tumblr by nitewrighter. (First few comments are worth reading.)

Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now?

The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances.

Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW.

Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.

Comments

[sabotabby]

Tiny OSHA you is correct. A friend said I was depressed, and I was like, "no I'm not" but in fact.

[sonia]

Yeah. The weight of it is pushing down on us all.

[elainegrey]

Thank you for sharing. I tear up a little reading as it resonates and ... well I don't feel like I have it together...

[sonia]

<3 It helps to have a reason and permission! And also, like the comments say, permission to do joyful and silly and distracting things too.

[silveradept]

I have seen that one around, and the thought of a tiny person in OSHA-approved hi-vis never fails to make me laugh, even though the content is serious and accurate. It's a marvel we're all functioning as it is.

[sonia]

I'm a little ??? about the mini-character in the hi-viz vest, that's not what's happening in my internal landscape, but I love the vividness of the writing and the truth in the message, like you said.

[silveradept]

I think it might resonate more with people who are fans of Inside Out, the movie, since it did a good job of anthropomorphizing those feelings into relatable characters puttering around in the characters' heads.

[sonia]

Oh, that makes sense, thanks!