Dealing With Widespread Emotional Devastation

Few make it though life without suffering an emotionally devastating event. I’ve been writing about one of these periods in my life, but what prompts me to write this post, is all the doom predictions.

As an example, let’s look at AI and job loss. Some feel jobs lost will not be replaced. This post is not to start an argument about that. The idea is that losing your livelihood is an emotionally devasting event.  I have to agree with this, especially if there is nowhere to turn.

If you have suffered an event of this type, how did you deal with it, or how are you dealing with it?  How would you advise others around getting through something like this?

My life has been a series of emotionally devastating events. I tend to plod through them. It’s clear from my chart, my life is “hero’s journey”.  Knowing this is a great help to me. If I didn’t know it, I’d probably characterize myself as a victim.

I’ve been writing about the history of this Shack story, in the forum and in comments in different places.  This fact emerged in these conversations: Twenty years ago, it was common people believed, life could be blissful; damned near, flawless.   Today, I don’t know a single soul whose not had their heart broken or their life shattered, or simple suffered overwhelming feelings of disillusionment.

I think it’s important to bring this forth and consider it.  The holing up and toughing it out model only works until it doesn’t.

I am watching this in my own home. My husband is very tough.  He’s a retired Green Beret, and he’s as tough as they come!  But he had this massive back surgery and guess what? He can’t drive to the store for his, whatever.  We really do need the people around us. REAL people who are on site and willing to help another person.

What are your ideas on this topic?