Hopelessness

Awful story about a socal family murder-suicide because of no job prospects.

Guess they didn't get the hope memo about Obama being elected. Okay, that was just in bad taste...

But I wonder about these stories...are they more common during recessions? Or do they only get reported during recessions? Does the media fuel the hopelessness vibe with the constant reportage of dim economic prospects? Or is this an extreme reflection of serious pain being felt around the country?

Regardless, people need to know how to ask for help in these kind of circumstances. It is out there.