I feel depressed because of war

I get so sad , and also can't stop thinking about it. I can't ignore the fact that they are suffering

The solution to feeling sad is action.

Have you read through and considered the suggestions in this thread?

Right and how are you going to stop war in the world

There have been, over the past few centuries, many treaties which have defined and redefined what is and is not permitted in a war.

We've moved on a long way from the massive horrific hack-people-to-death battles of the middle ages that in a couple of days could kill a significant percentage of a country's men.

All sorts of tactics and weapons have been banned because of their cruelty or long term effects.

Rules have come in about targeting civilians and what is permitted by those in uniform and what is forbidden by those who are not.

The law has changed around much of the world regarding conscription; it is no longer legal to force someone to fight and kill others if it is against their conscience to kill.

So, there have been may changes made in violent conflict.

There have also been changes to prevent conflict, such as the formation of the EU which arose from a treaty designed to prevent another war between France, Italy and German.

International courts have been set up on every continent to prosecute those who break these treaties and laws.

The League of Nations and then the United Nations were formed to provide somewhere for communication to occur so war can be avoided.

So, there have been changes made to prevent conflict.

These have all happened because people have been active and made them happen.

I don't think violent conflict will ever be eliminated. But we can continue to prevent it, reduce it, constrain it and clean up after it to minimise its impact.

But it's impossible to stop completely

It just so sad, they are innocent but everything happens for a reason.

thanks!! <3

That's a scary statement.

We don't know that yet.

And is that a reason for not trying anyway?

You may as well scrap the fire brigade because fires are inevitable or hospitals because disease and accidents are inevitable.

Drive at any speed with no seat belt on and no air bags - accidents are inevitable anyway.

Or scrap the police, customs and security services because bombs will happen anyway.

Just because you haven't the desire or imagination to do something about it is not reason for others to be demotivated and give up.

I can't stop thinking about what children must be going through in their war-torn countries and witnessing their parents shot and stuff. All these graphical images/videos on Facebook and it all makes me sad They were born in the wrong place at the wrong time they don't deserve to go through all this. I can't stop over-thinking and getting all sad and stuff. I try to avoid news and facebook and sh*t but that's not helping.

Look all I am saying is that there will always be someone suffering in the world through war and there is nothing you can do about it.

Even without war there will always be people suffering and there is nothing you can do about it.

There will always be sufering and there is nothing you can do about it.
we going to die and there is nothing you can do about it.

Incorrect
Again no there is much that can be done by politicians and people who want to become politicians in order to do something about it. Because there not lazy like us on TSR.
There will always be sufering and there is nothing you can do about it.
we going to die and there is nothing you can do about it.

Are you really telling me that there is going to be some point in the future were there are no wars, no terrors groups, no group fighting one another anywhere at all in the world? Is that what you telling me?

I suppose so, true

Look all I am saying is that there will always be someone suffering in the world through war…

… there is nothing you can do about it.

Even without war there will always be people suffering and there is nothing you can do about it.

There will always be suffering and there is nothing you can do about it.

we going to die and there is nothing you can do about it.

For the foreseeable future.

What do you think Doctors Without Borders do? They provide treatment in war zones. There is someone doing something about the suffering in war. So do the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.

(There are hundreds of charities and countless individuals making differences every day to the wounded, to orphans, clearing minefields, treating disease, providing prosthetics…)

So your first statement does not stand up: people are doing things about the suffering from war.


We treat cancer, heart disease, kidney failure and diabetes. Without treatment these people would suffer and die.

Things are being done about them

Your second statement does not stand up: suffering outside war can be alleviated.


We've covered both in war and outside war.

Your third statement does not stand up. There are things that can be done about suffering.


Yes, we wil die. But when and how are two things we can and do change. And people are continuously striving to find new ways to identify causes and find ways to reduce or eliminate the symptoms.

Your fourth and final statement does not stand up. We are actively increasing life expectancy.

Seriously, you need to do a lot of learning about what is going on in the world. You seem to know nothing about human endeavour.

But you can't help everyone that suffers.