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CrackityJones75

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82. Get hold of yourself.

Thu Nov 11, 2021, 09:17 PM

Nov 2021

This is no time for downers. I feel ya though. At times it can be overwhelming. But we are going to need all hands on deck!

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Anyone else just utterly exhausted, beyond frustrated, and at a total loss? [View all] NewHendoLib Nov 2021 OP

Yes, yes, and yes!!! I feel the same exact way!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2021 #1

Right there with you. 2naSalit Nov 2021 #2

Only Thing Keeping Me From Moving Elsewhere, Are My Parents SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #3

You a good person and will be eternally glad BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #19

Thanks. I Hate That I Feel The Way I Do. SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #39

You're preaching to the choir with me. BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #46

Italy SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #52

Their govt has always been screwed up BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #57

Awakening Larissa Nov 2021 #78

I am in the exact same situation. alittlelark Nov 2021 #70

When drumpf stole the office, we lied about our country when overseas. lark Nov 2021 #104

It's like we've fallen into an instant new dark ages Blues Heron Nov 2021 #4

Yes it is frightening canetoad Nov 2021 #15

Or watching a continuous DENVERPOPS Nov 2021 #76

Yeah, but that's just life in clinical medicine. Aristus Nov 2021 #5

You sound like my wife. hunter Nov 2021 #18

Yes. It's like a bad acid trip. Or falling down the rabbit hole. An open-air lunatic asylum. Ocelot II Nov 2021 #6

That's it in a nutshell. Hoping for the intervention of ET (I know far-fetched). triron Nov 2021 #102

Um ... while most of what is posted here is good to read. Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #7

So people talking about doom and gloom facts are the problem? gab13by13 Nov 2021 #26

Ok ... I'm 80years old. I've seen things come and go. Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #35

Sorry, that was external. This is what our country has become. cachukis Nov 2021 #66

Same and contemplating leaving Beachnutt Nov 2021 #8

Question where would you go?? Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #24

If I Had A Choice SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #45

New Zealand sounds like a great place. Srkdqltr Nov 2021 #56

I've Heard That New Zealanders Are Wonderful People SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #60

You named the 3 I had in mind and possibly Beachnutt Nov 2021 #103

moving experience Slammer Nov 2021 #112

I'm outta here in the Spring r�is�n_dubh Nov 2021 #97

No. I read DU and that's it. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #9

Agree QED Nov 2021 #10

I am 73 myself up is down right is wrong doc03 Nov 2021 #11

You've got one year on me and wnylib Nov 2021 #77

I try to periodically take breaks from DU and the news. Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #12

You're not alone MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #13

Bestest, Most efficientest, Friendliest Health Care System in the World? Thunderbeast Nov 2021 #14

No. Feeling rather upbeat. Biden is President, we have Congress. Kaleva Nov 2021 #16

Same here. n/t Mister Ed Nov 2021 #37

How Did You Feel After 8 Years Of Obama & Biden? SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #43

About the same. Kaleva Nov 2021 #58

I Don't Always Let That Happen Either SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #61

I try to go by what I learend in AA long ago Kaleva Nov 2021 #63

H.O.W. True BlueIdaho Nov 2021 #80

If anyone isn't feeling this way isn't paying attention. BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #17

The hell climate change is bringing will distract you from this. Kaleva Nov 2021 #59

Yes. And I am frightened of what will happen in the next two elections. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #20

I don't think stopping watching the news is a good idea. Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2021 #21

I turned it all off 17 years ago. It is 2% news, 98% entertainment (as in opinion). NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #23

Well you must be reading your news Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2021 #27

did you read my OP? It lays out how I get my news. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #29

I also go to... druidity33 Nov 2021 #96

Same here SheltieLover Nov 2021 #22

Believe me, we are really busy hiking, gardening, cooking, books and music NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #25

Don't feel selfish, NHL SheltieLover Nov 2021 #30

Who Needs Fiction, When We Have Reality Masquerading As It Every Day? nt SoCalDavidS Nov 2021 #41

Totally feel the same way. honest.abe Nov 2021 #28

I banished television "news and opinion" from my personal universe two decades ago. hunter Nov 2021 #31

I hear you Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #32

Cable news pushes right wing narratives, gab13by13 Nov 2021 #33

Thats not a bug, its a feature quakerboy Nov 2021 #34

I've brought it up with my therapist and will again. This reminds me to tell her how freakin' brewens Nov 2021 #36

Be careful someone will accuse you of "trolling" if you dare express your opinion and it's not all BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #38

. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #67

Honestly, I'm too exhausted to read your rant. But, I sure upvoted you. I just want to cry mucifer Nov 2021 #40

Great post malaise Nov 2021 #42

I've been watching clips here and there, MerryBlooms Nov 2021 #44

Good for you. Rant away. It's our new level of fight, needing more breaks and rants. ancianita Nov 2021 #47

People will take things into their own hands, no reason to give up hope traitorsgalore Nov 2021 #48

we've been on this road for a long time... stillcool Nov 2021 #49

When I voice such concerns here, certain people leap up to scold me for my impiety Orrex Nov 2021 #50

I know. It's reallyreally bad, pure evil and all like that. ananda Nov 2021 #51

You hit my thoughts exactly! Poiuyt Nov 2021 #53

I smoke way more weed not than when I did YoshidaYui Nov 2021 #54

Your rant is right on, CNN seems to equate the end of democracy with high gas prices. Jon King Nov 2021 #55

It's not a rant. It's truth. Unprecedented coup on the U.S. We are at a critical time. Thanks Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #62

Oh yes. Codifer Nov 2021 #64

the only thing I want to read is TFG 's obituary!! nothing more ,nothing less monkeyman1 Nov 2021 #65

Cut down on your news consumption even further. marybourg Nov 2021 #68

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, y'all. Means a lot. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #69

As you can tell, you're not alone! slightlv Nov 2021 #71

Yup BradAllison Nov 2021 #72

MAN do I get that, NewHendoLib! calimary Nov 2021 #73

If the arrests and indictments don't start gldstwmn Nov 2021 #74

Some days I just want to curl up into a fetal position... hay rick Nov 2021 #75

I went to a museum and took a walk in Central Park... brooklynite Nov 2021 #79

it feels like Bizarro World Skittles Nov 2021 #81

Get hold of yourself. CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #82

I feel much the same way, except worse. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2021 #83

To quote you... IcyPeas Nov 2021 #84

For awhile now and why I'm doing paperwork for Canadian Citizenship mchill Nov 2021 #85

Nope not at all GusBob Nov 2021 #86

I shed tears every single day. hamsterjill Nov 2021 #87

It just takes a awhile for your perception to become the BootinUp Nov 2021 #88

With all the recs and replies for this post, you are so not alone MyMission Nov 2021 #89

We passed the tipping point the day 45 won the presidency Cosmocat Nov 2021 #90

Its going to get very bad exponentially Cetacea Nov 2021 #93

I definitely feel very frustrated with TheAnnoyedAgnostic Nov 2021 #91

Yes Snackshack Nov 2021 #92

This is a time to confirm your own personal standards and values. Aussie105 Nov 2021 #94

I am feeling the same way! BlueJac Nov 2021 #95

Right there with you, on some days emily333 Nov 2021 #98

You are not alone! denvine Nov 2021 #99

you said it beautifully.... nebby70 Nov 2021 #100

I think it is quite normal to feel this way. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #101

I'm depressed most of samplegirl Nov 2021 #105

Yes Bettie Nov 2021 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Nov 2021 #107

We're witnessing the collapse of our country. Loge23 Nov 2021 #108

remember what is really important Amishman Nov 2021 #109

This is what happens when evil motherfuckers do as they please. Paladin Nov 2021 #110

enforce the laws on officials Slammer Nov 2021 #111

yes samsingh Nov 2021 #113

Might as well get stoned AKwannabe Nov 2021 #114