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In reply to the discussion: Is it just me, or does anyone else kind of feel like they are kind of losing it a little lately? [View all]Rhiannon12866
(217,208 posts)I feel like I dread everything these days, don't feel up to dealing with much of anything. And I know that it's the primarily result of the hits that we get daily from the news, what's going on now is so horrific that it's unreal. I sometimes have a tough time believing that all this is going on, it often feels surreal, like a nightmare that we can wake up from and get back to "normal."
But the hits keep coming, every day there's a new jaw dropping stomach-wrenching revelation. Our security has been hacked, those responsible for our safety promoted people getting sick, and there are people across the country - even some in our neighborhoods - who believe the pandemic isn't real, are refusing to take precautions, refuse to accept the results of the election, and somehow inexplicably believe that the most unprepared, dishonest, vindictive and lawless POTUS in our history deserves more time to do his worst.
So these are scary times - and the weather doesn't help. It would have been nice to have a summer, time to get out and enjoy ourselves, but many of us rarely left the house. So it's no big surprise that we're unusually anxious. It's been months since we've been able to relax.