How are you all coping and How are you doing it?

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43. Like many others here

I have cut way back on watching TV news. Maybe Chris Hayes or Rachel or Lawrence some nights, but nothing else unless it's a one time event or disaster of some sort. I cannot abide the sight or sound of the orange one. Mute button works for clips of him talking.

I did not watch the Dem debates. I do watch Bill Maher because laughing is good. Liked his idea of throwing out half the candidates.

I limit time on DU. I read a lot. Walk my dog several times a day. Binge watch series on Netflix. Right now I'm absorbed with Call the Midwife. I play with my photography hobby. See friends for coffee or lunch. Listen to music.

I'm retired and have gone through challenging and difficult events in my personal life in the last two years which have caused more than enough anxiety and difficulty sleeping. After the 2016 election I knew I couldn't handle the stress of staying connected to the outside world--which I couldn't change--at a time when I was focused on coping with events in my personal life to which I had to adapt. My personal life had to take priority. That's why I cut out as much exposure to the political news as I possibly could and still stay informed.

Once a Dem candidate is identified for 2020, I will get more involved. That traitorous sack of orange $hit has to go.