General mental health decline

[mkrnhr]

As noted, there are many many factors at play, some of which interconnect. When I was a kid, being depressed at 14 was unheard of, it was something that happens to middle-age people. Nowadays it's common.
There are societal phenomena like the destruction of the extended family and isolation. There are biological effects like sugar, processed products, heavy metals, etc. There are also behavioral effects as well. For instance, what changed progressively is the disappearance of unstructured and unsupervised play. This is very important and can make the difference between good and poor mental health. In the last couple of decades came the elephant in the room: smart phones and social media. And finally, the big dinosaur in the room is the tyrannical lockdowns, and the global warming is going to kill you brainwashing. Everything is done to make people weak, afraid, depressed, and sick. It's sick.

 

[CelticWarrior]

Everything seems to decline in general yes, including everyone's mental and physical health. To begin with, our physical bodies can't take the same punishment as our grandparents'. We're pumped full of liquid death shots at birth, grow up on a steady diet of soy and canola oil and xenoestrogens, have all kinds of sickness, allergies and anxiety disorders.

And yea in the more recent past, it does seem to have gotten worse too. 2020 was the tipping point for many to fall into greater anxiety, learned helplessness and victimhood.

I've noticed that even since 2023 began, the game has gotten harder again. There seems to be a certain bleakness to everything now.

We all came here for a reason though, and need to see it all as a challenge that we are capable of, even if just for our day to day emotional health.

Absolutely Carl. Our civilization as a whole fell hard during that tipping point of 2020. Learned helplessness and the gradual extension into that bleak viewpoint as of now has been cumulative.

Challenge is something I adhere to like a call from above to fulfill a destiny worth our collective efforts and soulful directed processes. Our grandparents transferred those resilient genes by the way, and I aim to surpass them even in the mass toxicity from our modern environment. We all are, to the best of our abilities, fighting against the way things have dampened that iron clad strength.

 

[CelticWarrior]

Sorry to hear about your loved one's passing. It's a good time to share like this, as mourning can be a difficult period in life in the best of times - let alone with all the tyranny going on around us and also the approaching transition to 4D, with all that entails!



I think you're being too hard on yourself here by blaming yourself for his death. In the material regarding the afterlife, and also from C's sessions, it is pretty clear that a soul will often make a conscious choice to die, often at a specific point in time. And death is not the end for a soul, they move to the other side. Reading a bit more about the afterlife may be helpful in your time of grief.

Descriptions of the "afterlife"/5th Density

The following is from a book I have been perusing from time to time called 'When did you ever become less by dying' by Stafford Betty. There are various chapters including: death bed visions, NDEs, apparitions, Poltergeists, spirit attachments etc. The following is from the chapter titled...

cassiopaea.org

It was also mentioned in a recent session that some souls are transitioning to 5D at this current time in order to actually help us out from the other side. Death of someone close can be very difficult to deal with, and bring up lots of what-ifs and negative emotions. Asking yourself what you could have done differently in the past is a good practice, but there's a point at which we can become stuck there. Maybe you did the best you could with what you had at the time. A little self-forgiveness can go a long way.

I can't be sure, as I wasn't party to your relationship, but I don't think being more of a 'dick head' would have prevented his death. It could have just been his time to go, and we likely have little to no control over that. Sharing ideas and perspectives in an open and conversational way is good, but it's important to not force people to fit our own expectations of how another person 'should' be. Respect for Free Will is paramount - even if it means they come to serious harm, or die. Otherwise we project high expectations of others, and feel let really low, or even betrayed, when they don't conform to our view. I know I've had my own struggles with this one. Definitely one of the major lessons on this planet, and still a work in progress.



I'm not sure there is much we can do, aside from live our own lives as best we can, clear limiting emotions, grow in Knowledge, and pursue our aims with as much grace as we can muster. The C's have said that only mass suffering will awaken people to their true spiritual potential at this time. In other words, there is no remedy on a large scale - the cosmos will take care of that and clean house.

I hear ya tho - it's freakin' nuts out there. For me, this is balanced by remembering to look for beauty, courage, faith and love. And I take solace in the notion that every death is a new beginning.

Thank you for your kind words and input on reading afterlife materials. I know, we can't force anyone to fit our expectations and no one is privy to another's mind, capacity too see, or even what their spirit has in store for them. I'll try to keep in my mind that respect to free will; it's not easy to watch someone suffer though but I get what you mean of course.

I admire your insights here:

"I'm not sure there is much we can do, aside from live our own lives as best we can, clear limiting emotions, grow in Knowledge, and pursue our aims with as much grace as we can muster. The C's have said that only mass suffering will awaken people to their true spiritual potential at this time. In other words, there is no remedy on a large scale - the cosmos will take care of that and clean house."

"I hear ya tho - it's freakin' nuts out there. For me, this is balanced by remembering to look for beauty, courage, faith and love. And I take solace in the notion that every death is a new beginning."

 

[Steph_rivers]

100% evidence of mental decline. Not only in happiness, drive and intellect but also in simple functions like communication and critical thinking. I agree with @Honzap that this has been carefully and patiently constructed by our governing society. I find that most younger kids I communicate with seem like brain dead zombies. It is a very complex situation I would say however. Family’s are broken due to the pressure of monetary expectation and ignorance. Influenced by what? We are aware of aluminum and Mercury poisoning and how these metals react with 5GHZ microwave radiation. All our food is fake, with the capability of mutating our DNA. Parents would rather give a crying child a tablet or phone instead of being present with them. A machine becomes their coping mechanism. And there, a tv show movies, music “stars” raise our children. The citizens of the US (I can’t speak for other countries) have forsaken their own children for convenience.

What do you think you should do for the people you care about? I think all we can do is lead by example and be there for them when they need connection. All we can do in my opinion is share our philosophy of greater understanding of free will and happiness through art and discovery, and have faith, even for the ones who are gone. We know they are not truly gone and your prayers may help them.

 

[BHelmet]

So how do you stay “sane” as you gradually awaken to the cognitive dissonance of realizing we inhabit an insane world? The very definition of sanity depends on a dance with irrationality.

All you have to do is read quotes from Carlin to Mencken to Twain to Voltaire etc to realize this is a very old problem. Is it worse now? IDK. I think each passing generation feels and recognizes its suffering and amplifies it to a similar subjective level.

So is humanity is mentally worse off now? Or is that assessment just based on an expanded personal awareness of the suffering and instability around us?

AFAIK, I was easily just as messed up 50 years ago as anybody I know today!

 

[fifty_five]

So how do you stay “sane” as you gradually awaken to the cognitive dissonance of realizing we inhabit an insane world? The very definition of sanity depends on a dance with irrationality.

All you have to do is read quotes from Carlin to Mencken to Twain to Voltaire etc to realize this is a very old problem. Is it worse now? IDK. I think each passing generation feels and recognizes its suffering and amplifies it to a similar subjective level.

So is humanity is mentally worse off now? Or is that assessment just based on an expanded personal awareness of the suffering and instability around us?

AFAIK, I was easily just as messed up 50 years ago as anybody I know today!

Yes, that has always been true. But I think we can objectively talk about cognitive decline in the West, given the exponential rate of growth of neurodegenerative diseases. On an iconic, symbolic level, this is wonderfully rendered by the mental condition of the current president of the "world's first democracy" Beyond any political colors, it's kind of something they throw in our faces on a daily basis in this theater of the absurd.

 

[Alejo]

Thank you for your kind words and input on reading afterlife materials. I know, we can't force anyone to fit our expectations and no one is privy to another's mind, capacity too see, or even what their spirit has in store for them. I'll try to keep in my mind that respect to free will; it's not easy to watch someone suffer though but I get what you mean of course.

Indeed,

But also, in moments like the one you described with your friend, I like to remind myself that this is one big school, maybe your friend had several events that he needed to go through in order to learn something very specific for himself, something that included an early departure.

But also, sometimes it is also part of our own lessons to witness someone we care about go through difficult times, and experience the frustration and grief that abounds when they won't heed our advice, when we dispense what we think it's the best piece of advice for someone.

In such instances, while remaining objective about it, and having a semi detached outlook on the situation, also experience whatever it is you're experiencing, allow yourself to feel the frustration and grief, it's only natural, but don't become those feelings. But eventually, take that a step further and honor him by reminding yourself of what you wrote above.

You cared about him enough not to want to see him gone, and you miss his presence in your life, but you can honor him by realizing he had his own path and accepting that peacefully, even if that peace includes sadness.

Who knows what is best with someone going through a difficult time, different people take different approaches differently, some people take different approaches differently in different points of their lives, sometimes a gentle approach is more effective, sometimes a harsh one is, sometimes a combination of both, sometimes a humorous one does the trick.

I think that we can only do our best, sincerely and respectfully and then allow them to choose. But sometimes, specially when it is someone not directly related to us, the best thing we can do is behave and live in a way that may inspire someone who may be looking for such inspiration.

 

[Princess Lux 🌷]

This thread had made me realized that this decline of mental health kind of exposes the manipulators. I have noticed the similar reactions of certain people especially when they dont get what they want--- most of the time, they just get angry. Is this how their minds work?

Also I have noticed the bleakness which I thought was just most people are minding their own lives but it got me thinking that I am an introvert but it doesnt mean that I dont want human interaction, just less social battery. Most young people lack respect to elders, not the argument where most adults arent respectable but sometimes even on simple courtesy. Last time, me and my husband were in a full bus and youngsters dont offer their seats to seniors. I can give them reasons and I understand they choose not to but I was appalled of the scene I witnessed. A teenage guy was sitting and beside him is an elderly couple. The woman was seated beside him while the old man is standing and holding on to the railing. When the teen was about to go out of his stop, he just stood up and look at the older man and left the man to figure out that he wanted to pass. Is "excuse me" or simply doing a hand gesture that you intend to pass that hard? It made me angry towards that young man. Now, it got me thinking that the manipulators want us to hate each other and be in the this-generation-vs-this-generation arena. There is also another type of hate in the men-vs-women arena. The similar reactions make me wonder if this is how "evil" behaves.

With all these different negative things going on, it is just funny that there might really is a faction in the STS group because there are all kinds of agenda but you cannot figure out which really is the main one, or most of them are just distractions. Little by little we see the details of the accumulation of the evil efforts they intend for humanity. Well, just my two cents.

I just thought that I'll be in the doing-life-one-day-at-a-time arena.

 

[Natus Videre]

Most young people lack respect to elders, not the argument where most adults arent respectable but sometimes even on simple courtesy. Last time, me and my husband were in a full bus and youngsters dont offer their seats to seniors.

If there is no mobile app to teach them courtesy, then how could the youngsters know? No app, no notification... no action!
This "app-driven" culture is disastrous for mental health...

Q: (L) So what are you implying about these techno toys?
A: Ponder.
Q: (L) Give me a clue. A word, something to point me in the right direction.
A: Fuzzy jello-brained kids.
Q: (L) Are you saying that pagers and cell phones, and techno toys that kids get for Christmas can have effects on them that turn their brains to jello?
A: In a figurative sense. All this technology represents a Brave New World. Like Huxley said: Woe is to those who have been led to eat their brains for lunch.

 

[Princess Lux 🌷]

If there is no mobile app to teach them courtesy, then how could the youngsters know? No app, no notification... no action!
This "app-driven" culture is disastrous for mental health...

That is true. Another thing I also think is there can be adults who can be examples to these youngsters. There are many things I have learned growing up that is exemplified in our house. I have learned about respect to elders and be disciplined and how these can be translated to actions. I am not sure if these kids have less interactions with adults who show these values, less human interaction like having friends to talk with or too much time in programs through gadgets watching programs that are mostly nonsense.

In connection with the apps, this reminds me what the C's said something about strobe lights.

Q: (L) Okay. You mentioned the strobe lights. Are these strobe lights that are used to control minds, are these something that we would or might come in contact with on a daily basis?

A: Do you not already know? We didn't say: some strobe lights, we said: strobe lights, i.e. all inclusive!

Q: (T) Strobe lights come in many forms and types. TV is a strobe light. Computer screens are a strobe light. Light bulbs strobe. Fluorescents strobe. Streetlights strobe.

A: Police cars, ambulances, fire trucks... How long has this been true? Have you noticed any changes lately??!!??

Q: (F) Twenty years ago there were no strobe lights on any of those vehicles mentioned. They had the old flasher type lights. Now, more and more and more there are strobe lights appearing in all kinds of places. (L) And now, they even have them on school buses! (T) And the regular city buses have them too, now. (L) Okay, is the strobing of a strobe light, set at a certain frequency in order to do certain things?

A: Hypnotic opener.

They were talking about the alien crafts here and I also thought that given the years that have passed, almost anyone has access to TV and very small kids have their own gadgets. I havent had mine till I was 11 years old and you can only use it purely for texts and calls. Now kids watch Cocomelon and Peppa Pig which are designed to get them hooked in them. My niece cries like peppa pig because it is what she constantly watches (I know it's ridiculous).

I think our mental health is affected not only by these lights or tech but also of other personal factors: diet, sleep, vaccine, etc. What comes to my mind while thinking of all these is they are taking away our attention to the truth. We are constantly distracted and exhausted and with the exhaustion comes more dissociation, straying away from reality. The decline in mental health started way back before we have noticed it and now becoming more apparent. I think this also exposes evil but whatever is their main agenda, I personally dont know where to look so here I am in the forum.

 

[Alejo]

I think our mental health is affected not only by these lights or tech but also of other personal factors: diet, sleep, vaccine, etc. What comes to my mind while thinking of all these is they are taking away our attention to the truth. We are constantly distracted and exhausted and with the exhaustion comes more dissociation, straying away from reality. The decline in mental health started way back before we have noticed it and now becoming more apparent. I think this also exposes evil but whatever is their main agenda, I personally dont know where to look so here I am in the forum.

And also completely unable to face the truth, at an emotional level. We're hooked on coping mechanisms hitting our brains with dopamine at levels that our ancestors never quite experienced.

It makes me wonder, what would happen if a massive solar flare were to take out access to the internet for one week, most kids would go into withdrawal. It reminded me of that one occasion where the false alarm of a missile attack on Hawaii took place, everyone suddenly went to watch porn. Imagine that, there's a strong indication that you're about to die, and the response that people had to those prospects were to dissociate into a lie, imagine of that wasn't available, how would people react?

 

[Natus Videre]

And also completely unable to face the truth, at an emotional level. We're hooked on coping mechanisms hitting our brains with dopamine at levels that our ancestors never quite experienced.

It makes me wonder, what would happen if a massive solar flare were to take out access to the internet for one week, most kids would go into withdrawal. It reminded me of that one occasion where the false alarm of a missile attack on Hawaii took place, everyone suddenly went to watch porn. Imagine that, there's a strong indication that you're about to die, and the response that people had to those prospects were to dissociate into a lie, imagine of that wasn't available, how would people react?

From my experience, dopamine withdrawal symptoms were quite mild; I was surprised how the body 'got back to normal' within a few days. However, what was not mild at all was the hardwired response to unpleasant stimuli. For example, if you play violent video games to cope with a stressful life, once your gaming console gets 'smoked' by an EMP, you'll be left with fewer mechanisms to 'discharge' your anger, but the strong urge to dissociate will still be there! It's going to take some time to 'reshape' your brain circuitry and 'realign' your spirit—a long and tedious process during which you learn to face reality head on.

But how many people are ready to be 'unplugged' from the matrix? Very, very few.
Rewiring your brain—while comets pass over your head—will have 'smashing' consequences...

 

[Princess Lux 🌷]

And also completely unable to face the truth, at an emotional level. We're hooked on coping mechanisms hitting our brains with dopamine at levels that our ancestors never quite experienced.

Yes, it's always about the truth.

It makes me wonder, what would happen if a massive solar flare were to take out access to the internet for one week, most kids would go into withdrawal. It reminded me of that one occasion where the false alarm of a missile attack on Hawaii took place, everyone suddenly went to watch porn. Imagine that, there's a strong indication that you're about to die, and the response that people had to those prospects were to dissociate into a lie, imagine of that wasn't available, how would people react?

Seriously????! I am not sure how to react but this reminds me of this dream. I just thought of sharing this now and I dont want to go off topic here. It's sad to think theyd rather be on the internet. That's like an NPC move.

 

[Princess Lux 🌷]

From my experience, dopamine withdrawal symptoms were quite mild; I was surprised how the body 'got back to normal' within a few days. However, what was not mild at all was the hardwired response to unpleasant stimuli. For example, if you play violent video games to cope with a stressful life, once your gaming console gets 'smoked' by an EMP, you'll be left with fewer mechanisms to 'discharge' your anger, but the strong urge to dissociate will still be there! It's going to take some time to 'reshape' your brain circuitry and 'realign' your spirit—a long and tedious process during which you learn to face reality head on.

I can completely relate. In my case, I watched and searched for psychology videos to get out certain emotions from my system esp anger without having to dissociate.

But how many people are ready to be 'unplugged' from the matrix? Very, very few.
Rewiring your brain—while comets pass over your head—will have 'smashing' consequences...

This got me thinking how elaborate and exhaustive the STS mind can be just to control. It is very hard to "unplug" in the system because their efforts started a long time ago. Our psyche is already messed up and also taking into account the genetics we have. Who we are now is a product of what we chose and what our ancestors chose and all other factors. So many issues but little "time" if one intends to take on a lot in this lifetime. These ideas can just be my assumptions.

Taking into account the amount of truth we have to dig is deeper compared to how it was before and thinking of the future generations, how long and tiring can it be for them too with the little amount they have. I am thankful we have the Cs, this forum, and the universe.

(thorbiorn) Digitalization makes knowledge formerly written in books more accessible, but also more controllable and volatile, since digital storage mediums are more sensitive to electromagnetic disturbances and digital editing. How important is it for the preservation of knowledge to make efforts to preserve knowledge in books and printed matter?

A: Very!

Q: (L) So it's very important.

(thorbiorn) What is the most reliable way to preserve knowledge?

A: Carved in stone or written on wet clay and then baked.

Not sure how we'll go about this assignment now.

 

[Liliea]

As cross information I was reading the thread :

Friederike Fabritius: Prefrontal Cortex, Limbic System, and High Performance

Friederike Fabritius: Prefrontal Cortex, Limbic System, and High Performance

I stumbled upon a short video from a lecture by Friederike Fabritius (A trained neuropsychologist. Here's her biography) that she gave to a group of top executives in Barcelona several years ago. The video was so interesting, I decided to watch couple more, and now think that entire lecture is...

cassiopaea.org

uperios was kind enough to attach this report from Dc. Mercola where he tells the story and how Annie Hopper, limbic retraining specialist, suffered from contamination of all kinds with consequences that are mentioned in this thread. An aside of the text reads:

"When I would start talking, I would say something that didn't really make any sense. It wasn't really what I was thinking," he says. "There was also something that wasn't working from a cognitive standpoint. I had a lot of brain fog and I just wasn't able to concentrate, I was unable to articulate, unable to think, unable to put thoughts together, unable to string a sentence together, all of that."