Someone Asked How People Are Coping In Beirut, These Were The Responses

It is a fairly simple question, but one that definitely has us wondering. How ARE all the people in Beirut and Lebanon coping right now? Is there any way that one can cope with what is happening?

An AUB professor and anthropologist named Sylvain Perdigon posed this very question on his Twitter account, and the responses were both relatable and heartbreaking.

How do you do it, those of you who cope (in Beirut right now)?

— Sylvain Perdigon (@sylvaindarwish) October 20, 2021

Some revealed that they in fact, do not cope.

We don’t. We are more like depressed anxious zombies

— Rahlou Azizi (@RahlouA) October 20, 2021

We don’t. Some cannot cope any longer.

— Marco Bardus (@marcobardus) October 20, 2021

Others had very creative fixes:

mouth guard

— thefdz (@thefdz) October 20, 2021

I make sure to go up to Ehden as often as I can!

— Jamil Mouawad (@JamilMouawad) October 20, 2021

Drinking our anxiety and depression away

— LynnB (@Lynn_Bayram) October 20, 2021

And others gave tried and true advice:

Honestly, I tune out. I say fuck it and focus on myself and my family. It might seem selfish but I can’t survive otherwise.

— Michael Haddad (@Michael_Haddad0) October 20, 2021

By living in a bubble and being busy with work, doing things that resets our mood like hiking, being in nature, a lot of mindfulness…meditation, yoga, stretching….and being surrounded by friends and family

— Angelique Sabounjian (@ASabounjian) October 21, 2021

A small circle of positive funny friends. Your small community family like without the drama. You share and support problems, discuss issues but mostly share laughs jokes even cynical ones.
For some, like me it’s the only reason I stay.

— Ariane Elmas (@ArianeElmas) October 21, 2021

How are you all coping?