Serious meditators have often been referred to as Spiritual Warriors. Our journey is solitary and we forge on despite the shackles that are in place to keep us from escaping the illusion. The Spiritual Warrior needs to have an indomitable spirit as we can be ridiculed and subject to peer pressure because those around us are in denial and even fear the Truth that lies beyond the illusion. The pull of the illusion is powerful and it can be easier to go with the flow than challenge it, that is why it is essential to meditate for a couple of hours a day and do frequent long meditates to raise your Spiritual vibration and as such identify with something far bigger than the transient human vehicle being traveled in. If you start being consumed by the illusion ask for help both in your meditation and also those in your group that have been through similar challenges.
The planet is in a dark place but we are blessed in that the intensity of Spiritual Light the likes of which has not been seen on this planet for millennia - or if ever. Our brief is to go forward channeling the Love and Light to eradicate the darkness - human solutions will not work as they treat the symptoms and not the cause.