Feelings of helplessness

OK, because my brain is too fried right now to write anything substantive -- and to let Joe know I haven't completely forgotten him, I offer the following, with apologies:

The recent political events depressed me greatly. I was so depressed, if fact, that I considered taking my life. But instead I called the Suicide Prevention Hotline.

My call was routed to a call center in Pakistan. I told them, "I'm so depressed, I want to take my own life. What should I do?"

Barely containing his excitement, the man on the other end asked "Do you know how to drive a truck?"