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[DEM1955]

Depressed Underground

I come here looking for some uplifting news but almost every post is bad news for Democrats.
This is so depressing, I can't sleep at night with so much worry and fretting about our future.
I never expected this, we were doing so well and then things went to shit practically overnight.
Still waiting for things to turn around in our favor, stresses me out wondering what's next.

Thanks to DU members here for listening to my concerns, I appreciate you all so much.

[Elessar Zappa]

1. Take a few weeks off.

Disconnect from all media, including DU, social media, podcasts and TV. Concentrate on hobbies. Go for a nature hike. Read a book. Binge a series. Doing this occasionally has really helped my mental health.

[DEM1955]

7. Thanks

Great advice but so hard to stop stressing, I want to see us win so bad! As someone else said, this election is for ALL the marbles.

[unblock]

2. I think we all need a clonopin, lol!

[BlueKota]

5. I am on an anti-depressant, anti-anxiety drug,

and a drug supposed to help me stop ruminating. They are being tested to the limit now. I have been taking breaks but it's never far from my thoughts.

[LeftInTX]

14. I already take that. lowered my dose from 1/2 to 1/4 tablet last night. (I take it for fibromyalgia)

Clonopin doesn't help for depression.

Sure, I can take one during the day for anxiety if I want, because my script is for a tablet. But I'm not anxious. I'm sad...

[BootinUp]

3. Here maybe this will help

👏🏻 New pushback from source close to #POTUS #Biden:
“In 2015, Obama, Pelosi, Schumer pushed Biden aside in favor of Hillary; they were wrong then and they are wrong now.”
via Mike Memoli NBCnews

[3catwoman3]

4. I might be playing ostrich, but there are many, many threads...

...I'm not even opening. So much gloom and doom.

[IA8IT]

6. Reeks of 2016

[DEM1955]

10. I can't stand to think 2016

could even happen again. There goes my stress level again!

[LeftInTX]

15. It's worse!

[IA8IT]

18. Agree!!!

[Polly Hennessey]

8. I'm with you Deb. It is stomach churning for now.

I still come for most of you guys: you, Deb, Siswan, catbyte, NJcher, Emile, AllaBear, IrisBlue, Walleye, so many others. You all make me smile and that means something powerful.

[ImNotGod]

9. The DU society can also be fluid, insightful, reactionary, thoughtful, informative, helpful, educational

Like life, it's pretty much half and half ups and downs. Right now, we are in a funk phase but the worm will turn for the better.

[hume]

11. I find DU inspiring.

Good to see other Democrats disgusted with this coup attempt.

Media is all in for Trump.

[mopinko]

12. i've been binging grey's anatomy. i'm on season 6.

tho i may catch a couple murder shows for a break.

[LeftInTX]

17. I watched a series about the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.

Even that wasn't very uplifting.

Maybe I should return to true crime.

[mopinko]

19. nuthin like a little murder to cheer ya up.

mostly enjoying ga, but the whole season 5 plot line was built on bullshit.
might pick up a book. i barely read these days, but i rly need to get back into the habit.
my dentist, who i have a crush on, went to a body farm a couple weeks ago. patricia cornwell was 1 of my fave crime writers. her 1st book is ‘the body farm’. so when he told me that’s what he was doing, i knew exactly what that meant. i shd reread it. it’s apparently a guilty pleasure. no one in the office knew, including his son, who’s my dentist now. lol.
hope he’s not mad i let the cat out of the bag.

[BigmanPigman]

13. THAT is why we will...no one anxiety

like this anymore. I watched a Meidas Touch video lest night and it was very comforting and reassuring. He said that people want boring. Also he said the M$M is amping up the anxiety for better ratings.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219175747

[Prairie Gates]

16. Pretty retro to add the definite article to DU

Party like it's 2004, dude.