In fact she wrote a whole song about this specific situation.

It may be OK to ask for help. But I have yet to find help that is actually effective. The darkest moments always happen when I am alone. (YMMV, naturally.)

Then why give it any airtime whatsoever? Just stop reading then.

I need to know where this is. Depending of the type of work I’m doing, a glass of wine can be most helpful.

Please keep us posted!

Seem more like rushing headlong into it, from where I stand.

Truer words were never written.

My standard response to the casual enquiry of how I’m doing: better for seeing your lovely face. Served up with a nice, broad smile.

I have literally lost a friend over this (except the exact situation was about respect for Australia being Aboriginal land). When good humans do nothing, etc. No more. Not on my watch.