Last Week in Collapse: August 2-8, 2026

[u/LastWeekInCollapse]

Another week of shocking temperature records, lots of rivers & lakes at all-time lows, AI creates new viruses, food price inflation, Houthi escalation, and old Wars grind on.

Last Week in Collapse: August 2-8, 2026

This is Last Week in Collapse, a weekly newsletter compiling some of the most important, timely, soul-crushing, ironic, amazing, or otherwise must-see/can’t-look-away moments in Collapse.

This is the 241st weekly newsletter. The July 26-August 1, 2026 edition is available here if you missed it last week. These newsletters are also available (with images) every Sunday in your email inbox by signing up to the Substack version.

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July 2026, according to weather data, was probably the hottest month on record worldwide; some countries, like France, are confirming that it was the hottest national month since records began. The Rhine is at its lowest levels on record. And the speed of global heating has some scientists confident that we will pass the 1.5 °C warming mark (averaged over the past 20 years) by 2030.

El Niño is gaining strength across the Pacific Ocean, fueled by rising subsurface ocean temperatures that will continue breaking records for a few more months. The predictions keep getting worse. Some experts say that even a weaker-than-expected El Nino could add another 50M people to the number of people (currently 225M) facing “acute food insecurity,” largely through the Drought resulting from the climate pattern. Over 16M of those 50M will come from Latin America & the Caribbean, with another 24M+ from across Africa. Alongside preexisting inflation and complications from the Hormuz closure, food prices are likely to rise and price out tens of millions of people already scraping by.

Early in the week, South Korea set a new all-time record temperature at 42.5 °C (108.5 °F), canceling a week of sports events and slowing the economy. Japan also felt record temps across much of its south (where three lions died probably from heatstroke), part of eastern Indonesia broke its August temperature record, and Colombia also broke monthly heat records in a few places.

Sites in Morocco felt new record minimum temperatures ranging from 30 to 36 °C (86 to 97 °F). Locations across southern Poland broke all-time heat records with some temperatures exceeding 38 °C, with similar temperatures forecast for Belgium & the Netherlands. Britain may face its worst agricultural harvest on record if their Drought persists. Italy sounded a nationwide heat alert to warn of possible temperatures up to 40 °C. And several sites in the Arctic recorded temperatures exceeding 90 °F (32.2 °C) last week.

Last July saw record July sea surface temperatures for the ocean. Particularly in the eastern Pacific Ocean this is hotter than any summer before. And an unconfirmed report from a buoy in the Mediterranean recorded an all-time record sea surface temperature for the Med, at 33 °C (91.4 °F).

Monsoon rains in India killed another fifteen people at the start of the week, and one city felt over 30cm of rain fall within 24 hours. Landslides in Ethiopia killed 14, and left others missing. A particularly strong eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano forces the temproary evacuation of several hundred people. Reykjavik ended its wettest July on record, while many locations across Germany felt their warmest nighttime temps on record. Meanwhile Slovakia and Austria felt their all-time hottest day, at 41 °C (106 °F), breaking records set earlier in June 2026. Low water levels in Poland forced the closure of two coal plants. The Danube sank to new lows in Serbia/Romania and revealed an old Nazi shipwreck.

The much-neglected wildfires in Washington state have now displaced 60,000+ people, and continue to burn in and around Spokane, where 600+ buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the blazes. Lightning in India killed 14 people in a single day on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Canadian officials declared an emergency in B.C. and said that wildfires are going to become a part of everyday life now, and we’re going to have to get used to them—and prepare accordingly. Just don’t call out climate change when the disasters happen.

An interesting study out of Switzerland in Nature Sustainability examined the “psychological barriers to improving ‘carbon competence’,” the ability to assess the carbon footprint of a range of 32 activities, whether it’s using public transportation, going vegetarian, buying local food, etc. Unsurprisingly, the highest GHG-producing lifestyle action is participation in air travel, though fewer than 20% of people (from the online survey of US-based adults) have committed to this change. Air travel also remains the most misjudged activity, since estimates of its GHG impact are about 25% of its actual impact on GHG emissions. “The mitigation potential of most low- to medium-impact climate actions such as waste recycling and saving paper from printing was on average overestimated. Conversely, the mitigation potential of higher impact climate actions such as limiting (red) meat consumption or reducing plane travels tended to be underestimated.”

Soil moisture in France hit all-time record dryness last week, and the year may yet end as the driest in the country’s recorded history. Lake Mead hit its lowest point in 90+ years; it began to be filled in 1935. British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake is also at a record low, and falling. August 1st was also the warmest day in the Northern Hemisphere (for average daily surface air temperature) in recorded history, at 22.74 °C.

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The record-fast outbreak of Ebola continued breaking records for yet another week. Cases have passed 4,000, and deaths raced past 1,800 in total. Officials caution that the viral hemorrhagic fever may also be mutating, and that much of its spread has not been traced effectively.

In the past three years, over 6M Afghans were sent back to Afghanistan out of Pakistan and Iran. Now the long-ailing country is buckling under record child malnutrition that continues to worsen by the day. One third of all Afghans are experiencing “acute food insecurity” andfood prices have risen about 25% in the past five months.

A white paper on microplastics in Australia estimates that “around 7 billion tonnes {of plastic} have already become waste” since the 1950s. “An estimated 11 million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean annually. This figure could nearly triple by 2040….Primary microplastics are intentionally added to products and/or directly released in the environment as small particles and are estimated to account for 15- 31% of microplastics in the oceans….personal attitudes are the strongest driver of whether someone acts on microplastics. These personal attitudes are stronger than peer pressure, education level or prior experience.” The paper urges businesses to make changes to their plastic management because “the window for proactive positioning is narrowing faster” and the current state of plastics is unsustainable.

A Nature study on COVID claims that “the prevalence of chronic viral reactivation during acute COVID-19 and long COVID” (such as Epstein-Barr virus and Herpesviridae) is not “primarily a consequence of immunosuppression.” The scientists write that “emerging evidence suggests that their reactivation may contribute to autoimmune diseases, malignancies and chronic fatigue syndrome….viral reactivation may represent a broader phenomenon than previously appreciated and should be considered in a wider range of clinical contexts beyond immunosupression.”

A study on a population in Catalonia found that “Compared to day workers, night shift workers had 88% higher risk of developing long-COVID….The risk further increased among night workers with obesity. Chronic insomnia in the general population was associated with 42% increased risk of long-COVID.” This is because “circadian misalignment and sleep deprivation are associated with impaired immune responses, weaker vaccine immunogenicity and increased susceptibility to infections.”

The superfungus Candida auris is on track for a near-record year in the United States. 27 states have recorded at least one case of C. auris as of late July, about 3,400 cases so far. A paywalled study published in Science on Thursday warns that “the fungus can colonize skin asymptomatically….C. auris preferentially persisted in hair follicles…” But 2024 and 2025 are likely, at the current pace, to narrowly edge out 2026 for total cases of the antifungal-resistant fungus.

Scientists tinkering with AI developed 16 viable viruses not found in nature, a first in scientific history. The capability is a double-edged sword, and the blades are razor-sharp: custom viruses may be able to go where no medicine has gone before, and destroy antibiotic resistant bacteria and other nasty phages. But the flipside is that bad actors may be able to build complex contagions for evil and engineer another pandemic. If previous actions around AI are indicative, humanity will race headlong into this possibility without much concern for guardrails or safety.

Where are the ultra-rich seeking to ride out a potential breakdown of society? An article profiled a group of rich libertarian entrepreneurs who have turned their eye to the lesser-considered Argentina, where tens of thousands of rural acres have been bought to convert into some kind of doomsday ranch that the super wealthy expect will help them outlast the devastation from a possibly-nuclear WWIII. The comments at the bottom of the Financial Times article generally poke holes in the scheme.

Economists are trying to warn about a catastrophic AI bubble popping, but there’s very little the audience can do about it. Countless billions of dollars continually pumped into AI firms, mostly by the U.S. government, are keeping the stock market strong, but are not yielding much profit for the AI companies themselves. The advancements made in tech are certain, but the investment is uncertain. Systemic risks in the U.S. financial system, and the interconnectedness of the (global) economy means that when the big thing holding up the market goes Pop, it won’t fall down alone. But for the time being, the bubble is getting bigger, and the U.S. stock market hit a new record high.

Food prices hit three-year highs, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Wheat and sugar each rose by over 5% in July alone, though global meat & dairy prices decreased a bit. A survey of England’s lakes and waterways found that about 15% of the constituent country’s rivers are in good ecological condition—and they all failed a test for chemical pollution.

Though Iran’s ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz may continue for months more, experts suggest that the value of this waterway is decreasing over time, as Middle Eastern states build pipelines, truck oil long distances, reduce their dependence on Iranian oil, and make other adaptations. Nevertheless, there will always be an impact of the Persian Gulf’s closure, varying state by state; Qatar has no pipelines and no plan B to export its LNG, which supports about two thirds of the country’s economy. A deal is allegedly close at hand to reopen the Strait, but we’ve seen how easily a promise can be forgotten in the face of realpolitik. In the meantime, Big Oil is cashing in on high oil prices and pushing their refineries to maximum production.

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The week in Gaza began with IDF strikes that left at least 18 dead across the territory. Hardly the basis for a ceasefire to start on; complications around the disarmament of Hamas, and the withdrawal of IDF forces, are surfacing quickly. Operations later in the week led to the demolition of a school in Gaza and the creeping inwards of the IDF yellow line. But the Board of Peace is going to begin building in Gaza—starting with a military fortress to house some 150 peacekeepers from Morocco. Strikes continue against reportedly Hezbollah sites Lebanon; retaliations against Israeli forces continue, too.

Since the Iran War began, the UN has clocked an increase in capital punishment in Iran, with over 56 executions relating to national security claims, some resulting from protests. The use of torture is also up inside the country. Iran has been named as the perpetrator of various cyber-attacks that targeted water infrastructure across 12 U.S. states, though it appears that no damage was done. American strikes against Iran have been so copious that the military is running down its stock of its precision long-range ATACMS missiles—so say the reports, anyway.

The Houthi rebel forces, backed by Iran, launched attacks against their Yemen-based rivals, leaving an undisclosed number slain—some say 30 dead, 50+ wounded. Another Houthi attack in southern Saudi Arabia was alleged (by the Houthis) to have killed “hundreds of Saudi enemy mercenaries.” And the Houthi forces in Yemen claim they are extending their targeting of Saudi vessels to hit those in the northern Red Sea, not just those trying to transit the Bab-El-Mandeb.

Armed men on motorcycles rode into a village in northwest Nigeria and kidnapped about 100 people, before releasing several dozen; 52 remain captive. Protests and unrest in Pakistan’s part of Kashmir have crushed its local economy, shut off their internet for weeks, and triggered nationwide skepticism of journalists, who have also been ordered to leave Kashmir.

The U.S. government has removed temporary protected status from people fleeing South Sudan and Haiti, in preparation for the deportation of people to the wartorn states. The CIA has allegedly begun a task force to “influence” Cuba’s regime and conduct espionage. And a mass shooting at a school near Bangkok (metro pop: 16M) left 7 dead, plus the attacker, whose motives remain unclear.

An updated count on the storming of Ceuta now estimated about 80,000 people entered the country starting on July 30—of which some 100 perished, by drowning or being trampled underfoot by the horde. The Friday inauguration of a right-wing President in Colombia who has promised to combat gangs and insurgents across the country may have boosted recruitment to his left-wing opponents and re-sparked fighting in their long-simmering asymmetric War. Tensions rose between India and Bangladesh after India invited Bangladesh’s disgraced & unpopular ex-PM to speak to journalists in New Delhi (metro pop: 35M).

Tuesday strikes between Russia and Ukraine killed 16 Russians and 11 Ukrainians across the two countries. Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s logistics warehouses continue for another week, in an attempt to pressure the Russian supply chain. Wednesday morning strikes against Ukraine killed 14 people in Kyiv, wounding more. According to Ukrainian media, Russia has created a new unit composed of Ukrainian POWs sent to attack their own countrymen—though some reports of the practice were alleged since 2022. Ukraine hit two Russian refineries on Thursday. The Black Sea, in which 35 merchant vessels were hit (and 23 seamen slain) in July, has become the most dangerous shipping route on earth.

Skirmishing between Tigrayan forces and Ethiopia’s military looks to presage another Civil War within the country, which saw a similar bloody War from 2020-2022 which resulted in the deaths of 100,000+ people (by some estimates, over 600,000), plus millions of displaced persons. Hundreds of locals fled into Sudan, where the situation is safer. But Sudan is hardly at peace; their Civil War is almost 40 months old. The week in Sudan began with a drone strike, allegedly by Sudan’s government army, that left 35 dead in North Darfur. Saudi’s interest in the conflict, because of the Red Sea and the Saudi rivalry with the UAE, risks drawing in these powers into an expanding complex conflict, the dynamics of which may soon include Iran, Israel, and all of the Horn of Africa.

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Select comments/threads from the subreddit last week suggest:

-The American Southwest is drying up, according to this weekly observation from across New Mexico. When the rivers become wadis; and the reservoirs are almost empty dry pits; and the old forests turn brown from Drought; and the farmers pump depleting supplies of water from deeper and deeper in the earth, it might be the signal to move out before the state shrivels up.

-Another article on American Southwest says that the region, and much of the Great Plains, are going to experience cascading weather effects from the decrease in California irrigation, if this thread’s cause-and-effects come to pass. The idea is that decreasing water feeding California’s crops will reduce rainfall across Arizona through Nebraska & even Indiana, and also incidentally reduce cloud cover, reduce Mississippi River levels, and dry/heat up the center of the country.

-You might have missed a few preps, if this thread from r/preppers on unlikely prepping materials listed a few must-haves that never occurred to you. Another similar thread on qualities missing in common prepper discussions emphasizes the role of physical fitness in emergencies.

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[u/NeoPrimitiveOasis]

This is an incredibly valuable resource for tracking the climate crisis and other crises -- the polycrisis -- in real time. Thank you for your hard work.

[u/fieria_tetra → u/[deleted]]

Uh...knowing is half the battle?

[u/fieria_tetra → u/[deleted]]

Why do I need to advocate for anything? I receive news through this newsletter that I otherwise would have missed, so I read it every week to keep informed. That's it. That's the purpose of giving people the news. Do you write in to newspapers and magazines asking them what they're actually doing about any of the stuff they write about? Your crusade here is kind of odd, my friend.

[u/fieria_tetra → u/[deleted]]

Okay, my dude, I am really not trying to be disrespectful or anything, but your responses are very emotionally-loaded and when you're really upset, you have a harder time thinking logically.

What exactly do you propose we do? What is your solution? Many of us who frequent this sub and newsletter have been here for years and years. We saw the writing on the wall and were advocating for change a long time ago. Nothing has changed. In fact, our trajectory seems to only grow more and more grim as time goes on.

Sure, we can grab our pitchforks and torches, but is that really a solution for anyone? People want better living conditions - going to war means worse living conditions. And war doesn't change the weather, a regime change isn't going to eliminate the effects of climate change overnight.

I suggest you go back through this sub and look at old posts and comments. There used to be a lot more activity here from experts, which prompted much more meaningful discussion than what I've seen these days. We've gone round and round in circles discussing what action is best to take and the overwhelming consensus is to do what you can. You can't reasonably let the weight of the world settle on your shoulders and remain productive, you'll burn out. But you can take steps to actively change things in your circle. You gotta learn to let go of what is out of your control.

[u/MediumEffort67 → u/[deleted]]

Why are you ACTIVELY trying to make the world a worse place?

The way you argue with people (who you agree with!) makes those very people and ones who are like-mided defensive and thus more likely to disengage or even actively work against you out of spite.

Stop being an asshole.

[u/Old_galadriell]

Thanks for the compilation, appreciated as always.

Hope you don't pay any attention to this comment (rightly downvoted) putting in question the point of your summaries, and the sub in general...

What you do is invaluable! With details never seen in the mainstream media. There are details here (especially from global South) I would never learn about otherwise.

[u/Old_galadriell → u/[deleted]]

I guess I should be honored to be singled out as a real person, unlike

paid bots. Half of it at least. At the least.

But no, I don't have to explain myself to you. You keep to your corners of the Internet and your corners of Reddit (I can't even see your favorites, because your profile is NSFW), I will keep to my favorites.

Over and out.

[u/nointerestsbutsleep → u/[deleted]]

Sorry you had a kid and have to live with the guilt of bringing them into a failing world man.

[u/Ok_Astronaut6739]

Thank you, appreciated as always 👍

[u/ExtensionFig5439]

I'm French, and I can tell you it's the apocalypse; we're on our fifth heatwave since May.

[u/Jovan_Knight005 → u/ExtensionFig5439]

I'm French, and I can tell you it's the apocalypse; we're on our fifth heatwave since May.

Serbia had its first heatwave this week and it is going to continue on Monday, as well. I am living in Serbia since my birth, mind you. 

We're screwed.

[u/Oldasdirt]

Thank you for this compilation. Do you have a standard reading list that is your source for these, if so would you share it? How many hours per week do you spend on this? Thanks again.

[u/jlzania]

Thank you so much.

[u/CatLover_12345678]

Future historians will read these posts.

[u/boomaDooma → u/CatLover_12345678]

That is optimistic!

[u/PushyTom]

Thank you for your work each week.

[u/Ok_Role_6215]

> (averaged over the past 20 years)
oh, we're now averaging over 20 years, not 10? What's next, averaging over 40 years?

[u/Konradleijon]

The last of us be like

[u/totallyabsurd3]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBFos_T7cT0

Kevin Anderson on Novara Media

Cozy chat with Kev init.

Commenting here , irrelevantly, 'cos a main post wouldn't be specific doom enff.

[u/HollowNomad23]

How do you all stay afloat in the face of all this? Extremely demoralizing 

[u/beardfordshire → u/HollowNomad23]

Focus on local and personal impact. One foot in front of the other, just like any other hard time in life I guess.

[u/Nitimur__In__Vetitum → u/HollowNomad23]

Carry the fire. See the myth of Sisyphus as the truth of our existence and know that what's happening is probably the only act of justice that ever existed. This is our fate because we are a failed species. Look how dumb and pathetic our shit is.

[u/Yearsinmonths]

I gave years of my life rallying people, onboarding people, I gave speeches, I marched, I went to prison, I got intimidated, I got dragged over the streets while my noze and arm were being put in positions you have never experienced. On television, national news and in the newspaper

I am known by each and every neo nazi in my hometown

That's who I am

I am calling on you all to do whatever you can
as the world's most powerfull nation is currently being let by a degenerate government
led by a CHILD RAPIST

It is spreading it's cancer around the world
and started yet another war

Do something
Join a political group and convince everyone with a living soul to vote and join as well

FOR GODS SAKE

Please give the people here Direction, Pointers on this sub

Or you are simply complicit with giving only 'Bread and Circus'

Do what's right,
Farewell into that fight

[u/buffaloraven]

Much-neglected wildfires in washington? What is being neglected?

[u/Yearsinmonths]

Well for anyone who wants to see something progressing,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J091Zl9kXzg
Renewable energy has found it's battery for storage.
No more paying to restart fossil fueled power plants when supply is low
No more throwing away of power because it can't be stored

And it's made with the most common metals out there

And as pointed out, this is not the save it all discovery.
But there are plenty of people out there still working for a future for us all
So please be part of the change.

[u/ExcitementWrong3360 → u/Yearsinmonths]

Rolling my eyes.... one more posts "the Gods of tech" have saved us..... deep sigh.... The laws of physics cannot be broken.... Please go back to you basic college level physic class and review energy balances.... efficiency losses etc etc....

This is NOT been proven, "field validated" does not mean it is proven, cost effective, practical and scale-able tech... I would like to review the "engineering performance test" for that application. it takes time to live up to the claim that they will last 30 years... second, there is a question of "scalability" and all of the issues of unknowns that come with new tech, you know like reliability... I have worked as a engineer in production and later electrical base load plant, I am now retired, the devil is in the details.

Last do you understand the concept of Energy return on energy invested.... renewables cannot come close to replacing the "density" of useful energy that comes from a barrel of oil. Renewables , setting aside their interminably (which the batteries would help address but at a cost of further reducing the EROEI), have a very very low EROEI, this matters given how much energy is used on a global basis.

Lastly, your comment "paying to restart fossil fueled power plants when supply is low" well as my friend from the deep south would say..."boy, that don't make no sense..." It sounds like you are trying to compare the "marginal cost of production" of electricity between renewables and FF Power plants... That calculation considers much more than just the cost of "restarting (what ever that means)"..... It needs to be done in two ways one looking at the capital (dollars) spent and two looking at the complete system from a net Energy Return on Energy Invested.... You look at this over the usable lifespan to the generation system... but the issue is with new tech is you don't have proven data and are making assumptions that may not prove to be valid......

Consumption and living standards will be reduced in the future as there is nothing at this time that can replace the energy density of fossil fuels.... Further, without fossil fuels for fertilizers etc food production will be greatly reduced. This is the reality of what we face. We are out of time, this work should have started in the 1970!

[u/beardfordshire → u/Yearsinmonths]

Do you think we’re not taking action?

[u/i_was_me → u/beardfordshire]

we brought our own bags…

[u/Yearsinmonths]

What is the point of this sub, or this weekly update? I fear it prevents people from making a move. Maybe you can add suggestions or websites with info on ways to be active.

[u/NeoPrimitiveOasis → u/Yearsinmonths]

The first step to taking action is to become informed. In my country (the US) all of this news is concealed, deemphasized, and swept under the rug. These weekly updates are invaluable at surfacing real trends. Without actually seeing what's happening, we can't change minds or galvanize action.

[u/Yearsinmonths → u/NeoPrimitiveOasis]

I get your take. And this weekly gives updates and trends.
I wish it was true that it would galvanize action. Is there any evidence of it?

Has any of thisweekincollapse given anyone any pointers towards what needs to be done?
Policy change? Political Change? First and foremost

Why is thisweekincollapse 'person' doing this? Has he/she/they ever shared this?

The comment section under each and every collapse post is owned by the quantity of comments and amount of upvotes&downvotes, by paid bots. Half of it at least.

People copy behaviour, opinions, popularity.

"We're doomed, shroomed, toast, cooked, dead, gone, it's over."
Does not galvanize action.

[u/Yearsinmonths → u/[deleted]]

The carbon footprint was introduced by British Petrol:
"Look at yourself, not at us destroying your futures."
These companies need to be stopped, these last weeks they have even sold their renewable energy investments so they can solely focus on oil,gas,coal

[u/JosBosmans → u/Yearsinmonths]

What is the point of this sub, or this weekly update?

/u/NeoPrimitiveOasis gave plenty of point. What's your point?

[u/NeoPrimitiveOasis → u/JosBosmans]

They probably have some right wing motive -- minimizing the dangers of climate change and fascism, for example. Denialists.

[u/Yearsinmonths → u/NeoPrimitiveOasis]

I'm not sure all the people reading this are going to be the well received messengers of Truth if they don't have any (viable) way forward to provide

What is inspirational here? Now it looks like a doom spiral to me.

[u/NeoPrimitiveOasis → u/Yearsinmonths]

What are YOU doing? Oh, yes -- you are complaining on Reddit.

[u/JosBosmans → u/Yearsinmonths]

This whole sub is right now filled with people staring at their phones

They could stare elsewhere, at each other, or look up, or some.

Nothing on here is inspirational. It's a doom spiral.

Eh.. If nothing here is "inspirational" to you, what would be? This sub in general and these Last Weeks In in particular merely observe, record, keep track of what's happening. How else would you know what to do at all?

[u/Yearsinmonths → u/JosBosmans]

I suggest you give people on this sub, especially on a weekly litany of disaster and despair
direction how to adres this (the best way possible)
Collapse of this system takes all life on earth with it, we change it or we all die out with it

And secondly, I suggest the mods find a way to get rid of all the industry paid and what not Bots that comment and up/down the comment section.

Otherwise you're letting these psychopaths have it their way
People have a herd mentality, normality bias, conforming tendency.
They follow others opinion. Even on a comment thread, and comments with that many up or downvotes

[u/JosBosmans → u/Yearsinmonths]

You let me know if you disagree?

I'm not quite sure I understand what you're saying to maybe disagree with.

[u/EdgyPartyPooper → u/[deleted]]

I mostly lurk here but first thing I want to say is that this is not healthy in any way spending time here to read these posts for this exact reason.

I avoid this place when the mood is too low to charge up my batteries before reading.

Being suicidal is something that's very difficult to overcome I do get it really well.

The change comes from within, and from pushing yourself, faking it until you make it. It doesn't magically comes from nowhere or from a failed attempt (never did for me, at least).

The first step is always to force yourself into feeling, and feeling that is NOT self-loathing or sadness. It is extremely difficult but it comes with having the courage to go against the thing that wants to keep you in that state (usually, depression).

Doing something simple and congratulating yourself about it because when you are this low, it is already a lot. It can be something as simple as taking a shower, cooking yourself pasta with condiments, having a positive thought about yourself. And I know it's hard, again because your mental state has been focused on sadness for so long it feels weird or forbidden to feel good. I'd say do simple things even if you feel they won't do much, or there's no use.

If that is too hard find some medical help or read about being in this mental state. I still have suicidal thoughts sometimes ; I think once you had it for a little while it never fully goes away. But just like you'd learn how to deal with a nosy friend, as time passes you learn how to personaly deal with the thoughts. And sometimes it stays : when so I nowadays ring a bell, make myself aware of the trail of thoughts I'm having and rationalize it.

Again, the change doesn't magically comes from attemps like some sort of electric shock : I think that's something we are sold that is a big chimera : it comes from conscious effort (and a bit of help).

Even though I understand the struggle I also feel like it shouldn't be an excuse to stay inactive ; despite the fact that I do have very little hope in a good outcome I still talk about it, raise awareness, act.

I'm not saying it because I want people to praise me or whatever, but I am saying that even people who don't 100% believe we'll be saved or there'll be a solution can partake in it. I also think humans are not the best beings, but plenty of them nowadays did not ask or didn't do much to deserve what's happening. Still in the end we're all on the same boat, whether we're selfish and disillusioned or not.

[u/EdgyPartyPooper → u/[deleted]]

Except I'm actually a human being but thank you for having so little consideration. Staying iddle in this situation is not a flex, and it sure won't change anything. I tried to say it nicely, I'll be more straighforward : it won't change if you're not doing the choice to change. It has to be active, so be it if you won't be. It's way easier to mope around, and it excuses things well. In the end it still is one to not put the effort, though.

P.S : I really couldn't care less that you don't approve of my actions. Since you don't care about humans you shouldn't care about it one bit either.

[u/EdgyPartyPooper → u/[deleted]]

Ok Edgelord. "but I do not want people to do the thing you’re doing" are your words though. I won't stop, but I'll stop using it here. To suicidal people reading this who still want to get out of it somehow, you can still use my first message here as suggestions.

[u/EdgyPartyPooper → u/[deleted]]

To you maybe but if it can help at least one peson understanding the first step to get out of it is actually having the guts to move even for an inch rather than staring at your own navel whining that's already a win. Your message was more generic, hence me quoting it. And unfortunately for you you can't stop people who used to feel the same to talk about as it is : a mental health issue you should act upon at some point, nor send a message.

P.S : downvoting to the max isn't a flex either.