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I know I said a while back that I wouldn’t talk about political issues on my Tumblr anymore, but I’d like to ask for your advice given the situation my country is going through and, well… what that might mean for my life.

It turns out that the new president, who took office a few days ago, is someone who was a supporter of the former dictator who ruled Chile for nearly 30 years. My field of study has never been History, but I tend to recognize certain historical patterns that tend to repeat themselves, and I’m really worried about what might happen with this new person in power.

I feel like his campaign was based on scaring people into voting for him, positioning himself as the country’s new savior—something that also happened during the dictatorship. At my old school, there have already been threats to expel students if they don’t show support; he’s cutting funding for environmental and educational programs (which directly affects my work), and there’s also the possibility of releasing people who violated human rights (both during the dictatorship and in subsequent contexts).

Today, after talking to someone, I just burst into tears. I’m really scared; I’m worried that this will keep going this way. I know my family is against these ideas, just like me, and there have already been precedents in the past where people who think differently “disappear.”

I'm just scared and don't know what to do. I don't have the money to meet these new demands, and I haven't found a job that would allow me to pay off my debts.

I know there are people following my account who are in countries with similar situations, and I’d like to ask for your advice: What do you do to avoid feeling overwhelmed? How do you cope when the future looks uncertain?

I’m gonna tag a few people maybe y’all wouldn’t mind answering… but don’t feel like you have to… but I’d love to hear your answers

@zepskies @luci-in-trenchcoats

I'm fucking disgusted by your actions. No one should have to openly admit they're being stalked just because you can't log out of a goddamn app and get a life. You make me sick. And I want everyone on this god damn platform to know it. You took away one of the things I looked forward to every day. (Not on the creator's fault here. What they did and said about all this was completely justified. If you see this just know I support you 100% even if I am just a silly little guy on the internet)

I know you won't see this. But if anyone on my page supports @good-game-432 (formerly known as @gamer-girl-427 or G_G) then get the fuck out. She is 100% in the wrong. I knew her. She would talk about how sorry she was about everything and that she was trying to “be better” but obviously that's not fucking happening.

In fact she had the audacity to come to me in a discord server with her friend and all told us to block this creator and never interact with them. Most people agreed to but I had to put my foot and give myself a reality check. I've known her for 2 fucking months. I'm not giving up the content from—honest to god—my favorite person on here because she said I have too.

Thank you @miss-chaos-2710 for tagging me.

Five things that currently make me happy are (in no particular order):

Playing Videogames, this one is a random one but Sims and Subnautica and evening Minecraft are helping me get through the days at the moment so.

Chatting to ma pals. Whether it be on discord, Instagram or even tumblr (shoutout to @miss-chaos-2710 and @mebro1174 in my spam chat who are always free to rant and chat with).

Watching TV. Not even TV just like cartoons and shows where I can relate to the characters. This year has brought about the end of a multitude of amazing shows (TTS and Steven Universe) but it’s has also seen the return of some of my favourites (Haikyuu!! and BNHA). Rewatching old shows and discovering new ones brings me joy. (Any recs, feel free to message me!)

Reading, especially taking a long, hot bubble bath and reading. I have a special place in my heart for traditional paper books but any book will do. I love reading; fan fiction, webtoons, graphic novels, manga, classics, just stories. Nothing is better than a good plot. (Again if you have any recommendations feel free to suggest them.)

A final little piece of happiness for me is music. I’m an epic music fan and my music often reflects my emotions. Even when I’m sad and I stick on sad songs, I end up somehow feeling better and switching the music to something more joyful and hopeful. Music of all kinds is incredible and it makes me very happy.

As I have listed five things, I will also list five people:

@cue-the-theme-song @mebro1174 @eclpise-is-calling @tinycerberus @cat-cupcake

We all have to find our happy place at the moment to stay sane. So I encourage everyone to share what makes them happy to help others find their joys

Maybe I'll use the next few days on my blog as a sort of personal diary or commentary on the current situation in my country, since I think that might help clear my head of all this stress and anxiety...