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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Sat Sep 15, 2018, 03:01 PM Sep 2018

I can't take it anymore!

Sometimes I get so fed up with and worked up by the news:

Trump. Trump, Trump,
Florence, Florence Florence,
Manafort,Manafort, Manafort,

When I just can't take it anymore and am about to explode, I find that this helps me:



and this:

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I can't take it anymore! (Original Post) ashling Sep 2018 OP
You are on overload like I was. Separation Sep 2018 #1
Thanks for the reminder to step back and just breathe, and the music with which to do it. alwaysinasnit Sep 2018 #2
Once in a while, just turn the news and this and other sites off for a while. 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #3
Thank you! This is one of my favorite Chopin smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #4
Weather disaster porn sells Baclava Sep 2018 #5

Separation

(1,975 posts)
1. You are on overload like I was.
Sat Sep 15, 2018, 03:06 PM
Sep 2018

I totally deleted my Facebook account cold turkey, and uninstalled messenger and twitter. There are a few people that I wish I contacted prior to deleting it though, but I can get a message to them so they can get in touch with me if they have to.

3Hotdogs

(12,400 posts)
3. Once in a while, just turn the news and this and other sites off for a while.
Sat Sep 15, 2018, 03:29 PM
Sep 2018

The news ain't gonna go away. It will be there when you come back to it.

Except for local emergencies, there is nothing you NEED to know.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
4. Thank you! This is one of my favorite Chopin
Sat Sep 15, 2018, 04:13 PM
Sep 2018

Nocturnes. And one of my favorite Bach pieces as well.

This is another one of my favorite Chopin Nocturnes...

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