Yes, ‘collapse’ does seem inevitable. I actually felt much better after I gave up hope (aka acceptance in the Kubler-Ross stages of grieving). My energies/actions tend to be focused primarily upon mitigation strategies for my family and increasingly my immediate community. As for discussing the topic with others…I’m trying to learn to keep most things to myself unless specifically asked since, as you say, the topic is not well received by those in the denial/bargaining stages.