The mood is really somber these days… everyone has recession on their minds; news media is making pink slips a spectator sport. Recently, a friend from China visited and told me that 12,000 factories have already been shut down in southern China since there are almost no xmas orders from the US. Think about all those lives that have been affected. Last night, prime time news reported that the number of children in the US going hungry has increased from ~400k to ~700k from 2006 to 2007. That’s a 75% increase in a relatively good year (compared to 2008).
It is one bad news after another. To top this out, many economists are comparing this to the Great Depression - I certainly hope they are wrong, but with all these talk, it is difficult not to become emotionally depressed.
Here’s the cycle of acceptance used to illustrate clinical depression generally. I think we are somewhere in transition between anger/aggression and depression. Half-way point to happiness!
