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Crunchy Frog

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29. I let myself go off the rails when GWB invaded Iraq.

Reply to The empressof all (Original post)

Fri Jun 28, 2019, 04:29 PM

Jun 2019

Which caused me to plummet into a major depression.

I know that I can't afford to do that to myself again, so I'm dialed way back on the political stuff.

I like to binge Doctor Who and other TV series that catch my fancy.

I think the country's probably going down the crapper, but I don't see that there's much I can do about it.

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How are you all coping and How are you doing it? [View all] The empressof all Jun 2019 OP

First off, I turned off 24/7 news. Archae Jun 2019 #1

I tunred it off too...Rachel on occasion, but that's it. nt Baltimike Jun 2019 #27

I hate that I grab my phone constantly when I'm away from the computer with a sense of dread hlthe2b Jun 2019 #2

You don't have a Apple Watch clearly ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #9

I moved to Germany DFW Jun 2019 #3

Alcohol, and lots of it ... & I honestly won't survive if we lose in 2020 mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #4

I refuse to die until He is gone..... The empressof all Jun 2019 #6

I was using that coping method for awhile shanti Jun 2019 #15

Until the shit storm abates, I cut back on watching the news The Blue Flower Jun 2019 #5

I agree, sometimes I just have to take a break from the news cycle captain queeg Jun 2019 #7

I'm not coping well. OliverQ Jun 2019 #8

I hear you... The empressof all Jun 2019 #16

I removed the major news BillyBobBrilliant Jun 2019 #10

BBB. That pretty well describes me. nt Lucid Dreamer Jun 2019 #37

Not at all well. nancy1942 Jun 2019 #11

I'm cleaning my garage handmade34 Jun 2019 #12

I dont watch the news seltzerwater Jun 2019 #13

... SammyWinstonJack Jun 2019 #42

I got tired of being outraged msdogi Jun 2019 #14

Not good. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #17

Actually I am doing wonderfully marlakay Jun 2019 #18

Whiskey, cigarettes, and antidepressants Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #19

I don't watch any television. hunter Jun 2019 #20

Like many responders I am depressed and anxious. Boomerproud Jun 2019 #21

I haven't watched or listened to news broadcasts since 11/9/16. musette_sf Jun 2019 #22

I've got the best garden I've had in years. Hardly a weed in sight. Vinca Jun 2019 #23

Don't live politics 24/7 Raine Jun 2019 #24

I swear a lot more than I used to. GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #25

I find listening to young "committed to justice" people to help alot happyaccident Jun 2019 #26

Republicans are Nazis Liberalhammer Jun 2019 #28

I let myself go off the rails when GWB invaded Iraq. Crunchy Frog Jun 2019 #29

I did that when Raygun was President Raine Jun 2019 #38

I cut off 24/7 news maryellen99 Jun 2019 #30

One thing wryter2000 Jun 2019 #31

Very little TV news comes in here; actually most TV I hear is from the Public----- northoftheborder Jun 2019 #32

Stress-reducing practices trev Jun 2019 #33

Walking and exercising malaise Jun 2019 #34

In Illinois, a bit of relief, with new Democratic Gov taking over from conservative crank conman Midnight Writer Jun 2019 #35

Regular excercise helps me. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #36

I'm on Zoloft AwakeAtLast Jun 2019 #39

I started muting Rs on NPR when they got all corporate-friendly during Bush I pecosbob Jun 2019 #40

vodka & tonic, cigarettes, & chocolate orleans Jun 2019 #41

Like many others here mnhtnbb Jun 2019 #43

Midsomer Murders. Father Brown. mainer Jun 2019 #44