Why is this called Psychological Breakdown?

Sometimes we wake up in the morning and feel a sense of unease within us… I wonder what happened today? What will happen today? What's on the agenda? We're tired even before we start the day. We're silent, unable to speak. We sense something is missing, but we can't quite pinpoint it. We're mentally exhausted, and that's perfectly natural. We're reacting normally to an abnormal world. Because this is collective trauma. We're collectively broken, hurt, challenged, and angry. This time, we're not individuals; we're all together, and I think we're exhausted as a country.

“We are angry.”

“We are sad.”

“We are unresponsive.”

"We're used to it now..."

This is where the rupture begins. One side of us has gotten used to it, the other side doesn't want to. We're not just anxious anymore. As we become desensitized, we feel guilty. Yet, I know sometimes we want to scream, to say, "Enough!" to what's happening, and sometimes we want to quietly withdraw into ourselves. In reality, we all just want to live humanly.

Earthquakes, economic turmoil, political conflicts, femicides, the failure to deliver justice. The confusion created by the shift in the meaning of rights, law, and justice. We are troubled.

Is everything really so bad, or is it just us feeling it more? I don't know, but I do know this. The world has never been a completely peaceful place. There's always been pain, chaos, and hardship somewhere. But it's as if something different is happening today. It's as if everything is happening simultaneously. We feel it all at once: financial hardship on one side, natural disasters, insecurity, loneliness, and uncertainty on the other. It's all become part of our daily lives. We feel like stepchildren. Unseen, unheard, misunderstood, abused. Neglected, even abused. And not just in the news. It's in our neighborhood, nearby. Within us. In our homes.

And deep down we all know one thing: Something needs to change.

When a person can't see their future, they feel rootless. Uncertainty isn't just about not knowing the future; it's also about not being able to hold on to anything. We have no branches left to hold on to; we truly have no branches left, no trees, no forest.

We're experiencing this as a nation. We've forgotten what will happen, what to do, where to go, and how to dream. Some are desperate to escape, some are worried about not being able to build a good future for their children, some can't even afford to feed their families, and some won't even have a roof over their heads at this rate. All this uncertainty about the future not only leads to the loss of hope, but also to the exhaustion of each and every one of us.

And remember, 'I'm human', you don't always have to be good.

But never lose hope, because we are the ones you need.

I've noticed that the public is feeling down. People are smiling less, talking less, and connecting less genuinely. We seem to be experiencing not individual depression but a collective withdrawal. We are in a collective depression. Depressed mood, a marked loss of interest in almost all activities, sleep disturbances, exhaustion, and a lack of inner strength. Feelings of worthlessness and inappropriate guilt almost daily.

The danger begins with this collective despair. As a society grapples with these crises, we become pessimistic. This prevents us from taking action. We've often heard phrases like, "Nothing will change, no one cares, and this is unbearable in this country." The sad part is that our capacity for production, solidarity, and resistance is weakening.

Those responsible are not taking responsibility, but let's be honest: when did we give up? When did we accept this situation?

Since when have we been trivializing hopeless news, pretending to be happy even though we're sad? Since when have we started doing nothing when we thought something needed to change? What happened to us?

Maybe we should first admit how tired, stressed, angry, indecisive, and silent we are. And we should admit that we are not the stepchildren of this country.

We are not good, we don't have to be good

We need things to change. For change, we need unity, togetherness, and solidarity.

We possess the knowledge necessary for a more livable world. But we often struggle to translate this knowledge into action. It's no longer about "knowing," but about "applying." And we know what we need to do.

Please remember, it's us, it's us.

You are not alone, we are not. If change requires overthrow, then revolution is necessary.

And remember, sometimes healing is noisy.

Why Psychological Breakdown?