Hey man, you are on point about where my depression comes from. The state of my country and how it affects me every day is really stresfull. Ever since I was a kid I wanted to find a way out of this country but no luck so far. I am trying to let go and just stay in present and try to appreciate things I have, it can be hard sometimes tho because my passion for marijuana in this country puts me at risk of losing the little freedom I have. I don't even know if keeping my passion is worth it anymore and thought about not being near any drug for a long time. But I can't change that part of me, I have tried so hard but I just can't. I have dreams and ambitions, they cause suffering to me. I see beauty in life every day but have to be in a place of suffering every day, it's just really difficult. Me and my girlfriend think we will go through these awful times and hopefully move out of the country where I can work with what I love. If my mental state was known where I'm from no one would do anything, where I'm from mental health is not seen as something real. I don't mind tbh because no one understands where I'm coming from, only a select few people do. I don't think I have chronic depression im just severely disturbed by where I stand atm, I do not like being a mere robot, putting a fake mask for everyone I see and talk to. My family does not care for who I am they want me to be just like them and listen to the government, they don't want me to have my dreams and live my own life. So they go out of their way to make my life harder because I tell them I won't just give up on who I am. Things like that are so common where I'm from, people work for hours on end all their life. They don't like their jobs no one does here! No one actually can follow their dreams unless they are rich af, and that is rare unless you are stealing money with the government. I am unsatisfied with the state of the world but being in one of the worst is even more disturbing to me. Although I count my self lucky because there are worse countries with a lower standard of life, ours is not exactly like that. I am grateful to have a roof over my head, have warm water all the time, have internet. It's just so hard to not be who you truly are, because who I am disturbs my family, and the government. I know for a fact my family will call the cops on me to put me behind bars. Its just fucking disturbing
I do want to refuge to US, Canada, Aus just somewhere where I can have a tiny amount of freedom in my own little world is what I desire deeply. But countries don't just accept people in their country with open arms, its very difficult to earn the right to be there.