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OK, but I think a larger interpretation is also fair. The angel helped George see that he had been a good man and could be a better one, despite how he was feeling, and that people cared about him and life was worth living, even if he absolutely believed and perceived that it wasn't. The angel also helped him to remove the film from his mind so that he could value and feel worthy of those who cared about him. It shows the power of depression and fear, and how those things can cloud and even outright lie about reality. It shows that sometimes what is necessary is reframing (to use modern lingo) things just when it is hardest - when we most believe the lies that self-doubt or feeling aggrieved can tell. George was lucky to have it shown and demonstrated to him in black & white in a way he couldn't refute.He remembered that no man is a failure who has friends.
@Forsaken Wanderer reach out to those Canterbury region gardening groups and say that you're working through a medical journey with suspected heart problems and need some friends to help. And don't mention jews or chemtrails.
I can understand that being told what you believe actually isn't real or is being construed in catastrophic and therefore poor ways is stressful and aggravating, but the problem is that there truly are times when we truly can't see or value things accurately.
(And @draggs had a nice explanation above of how meds can (often) help lift those clouds, even just enough to get a toehold and be able to take some self-directed (meaning likely with support and guidance of some sort) steps away from the abyss. I 100% believe that in many cases (depression, anxiety, OCD, similar; can't speak to other types of concerns or disorders) that that is exactly what meds can help with. It is possible to take them for a short period while you develop or rediscover some grit or see things you hadn't been able to...but it is also no shame if ongoing medical support that does some of the lifting is needed or preferred. But that's not a step-one decision. Step one is accepting and allowing that maybe you're not the one and only person with the possibility of saying something worth listening to, and considering taking a small risk, even if for what you wholeheartedly believe is a near-zero chance of being useful (and perhaps even, in your current state, believe harmful). I'd also add that there is such a thing as being in love with your problems. And that can be as much of an addiction, as well as being a fear-based cope and crutch as anything.)
But FW has at least one friend, as well as a family who, whatever the larger dynamic/ relationship, care enough about him to, as he has mentioned here, show caring by making good food and inviting him to share it. I'm not saying that is or should be enough to bring complete solace to despair (I know for a fact it is not always; IAWL was unrealistic, but it's a Hollywood movie), but FW is not wholly alone in the world, even if he is acutely focused on the types of relationships he feels are lacking and has knitted a theory of larger forces at work with micro implications.
No, that's incorrect. Maybe re-watch it.No, he got tired of the grind of work and jumped off a bridge.
Does your dishwasher take rinse aid? You may be out or low. Also, pull out the screen/ filter (usually on the floor of the machine) and clean it. Food (which turns to slime) gets stuck in it (that's the purpose), and when it does, the dw won't clean as well.Like right now my dish washer is getting worse, it's not washing the cups very well unless I put it on twice, and even then. Cups taste of dishwashing powder. So I'm trying to use paper cups more but they are not as nice as a regular cup.