Update 2: life.

How in the world do my parents cope with all the shit they have tyo cope with? The question I asked some time ago. The answer quickly came to me: they don’t. Smoking, wine, sleeping in and burying themselves in work and household chores to not think about the situation.

Now the shit piled up on my plate as well, with stress from work and family life. And I seem to somehow have far more resources than I anticipated. As long as there is some time to rest and process the events of the week (Saturday is off-limits for this reason), everything is more or less okay.

Reading about psychology and philosophy helps a lot, especially stoicism. For some reason I find it quite calming to read.