Alita the Pun
Dmitri
I've learned that broadening your social circle can help make you happier and more resilient about things that are going on. If I'm having an issue within one group, I just hang out with another group for a while in order to stay happy and content. It's the times in my life when I haven't been able to do this, that I've been at my lowest and things get to me the most. Having a narrow social circle where you're always around the same people and problems can leave you feeling very stressed out if you can't get away from them for a while. Just being around different people and talking about different things can make you feel better, even if you have to force/fake it at first.
I think it's worth clarifying here that English isn't Vanessa's first language (although her English is still quite good). In continental Europe, they tend to use the word "racism" to mean "discrimination," even when it's not racial discrimination. It can be confusing to native speakers of English, because we only apply the word "racism" to discrimination based on skin color/ethnicity. They broaden the word to mean discrimination based on other criteria. I only mention this because it's likely that she didn't take your question the way you meant it.
Ah, that'll clear it up. sorry for any confusion @Vanessa28 !