Beige, Any way to relocate.., or is that not an option (?) Is there any international aid/options available to escape ?
I really don't see Zimbabwe & South Africa getting any better soon.. I'm praying for the peace & people of both those collapsing societies. Keep us posted..
Hi He Man - thanks for your message. When I'm having a panic attack the first thing I want to do is get on a plane and fly to Switzerland or Denmark or some safe haven of a country! BUT...there are a few things prohibiting us from relocating. First being we've just relocated here having gotten so confident that things were going to change. Secondly - our entire families and support networks are here. It hasn't really helped all that much to be honest as everyone is going through the same thing and everyone has their problems to deal with. And lastly, our passports. God bless the good ol' "green mambas" as we call them. Apart from some Southern African countries, we're pretty limited on where we could move to. Especially on short notice without going through weeks or months of visa applications etc etc.
We've had to learn to become economists overnight, but I have to keep faith that our new finance minister (who has no political attachment and has a PhD from Harvard) knows what he's doing. It all sounds doom and gloom, but I also keep having to remind myself that we have to all go through a fair bit of pain to help dig this country out of the bottomless abyss the previous lot managed to create. But, the population are scared and angry and that in itself scares me. It's so odd that in the 8+ years we lived in Cape Town with all the violence going on around us all the time, I never really felt too scared or threatened. South Africa is a MUCH more violent nation than Zimbabwe, but for some reason, I feel a much bigger threat here. A threat you can't necessarily see, but you can hear it and feel it in the air (unless it's all in my head). I'm not sure if that makes sense....
Thanks
@triceps for the advice on Alprazolam. And thanks
@Rinka &
@Hurt&Hopeful for your support. All much appreciated