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Are you still grieving? You are not alone.
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RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone.
(December 18, 2016 at 5:02 am)Aroura Wrote: Almost every morning since the election I wake up feeling so strange.  Depressed, angry, more depressed, anxious, etc. Yes it's getting a bit better, but coming up on the electoral college vote the stress is starting to make it worse again.  I am having actual nightmares, and even when not election themed, my sleep has been much more disturbed, and my waking hours I feel constantly distracted and tired.  I cry over literally nothing.  In the shower, while playing video games, while driving to the store. My thoughts wander in mid sentence, I keep catching myself just staring off into space. 

My method of coping has been to detach. I don't look at the news websites any more and don't discuss anything remotely like politics with anyone. I try hard to avoid learning the political opinions of co-workers and neighbors because I know if I learn they supported Trump, they will be vermin in my eyes. I don't see Trump supporters as people with different opinions but as enemies of humanity. They are defective units to me, cancer cells. The only way to avoid constant feelings of disgust and anger for me is to just detach from anything political. It might work for you as well.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

Albert Einstein
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Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 5:02 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Magilla - December 18, 2016 at 7:34 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 5:36 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 7:44 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Pat Mustard - December 18, 2016 at 10:58 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 8:54 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 2:33 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 11:03 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 11:04 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Autolite - January 20, 2017 at 9:53 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Autolite - January 21, 2017 at 10:53 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - January 21, 2017 at 12:42 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 9:11 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by tjakey - December 18, 2016 at 10:06 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by tjakey - December 18, 2016 at 10:25 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Alex K - December 18, 2016 at 11:04 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by CapnAwesome - December 18, 2016 at 11:24 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 11:32 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by CapnAwesome - December 18, 2016 at 11:38 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 11:59 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by CapnAwesome - December 18, 2016 at 12:14 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 1:30 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by scoobysnack - December 18, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 1:43 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 2:08 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 2:29 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 2:41 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - December 18, 2016 at 2:39 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 3:05 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by AFTT47 - December 18, 2016 at 5:05 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 5:29 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by AFTT47 - December 18, 2016 at 6:14 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 5:55 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 6:05 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 6:14 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 6:30 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 6:41 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 9:52 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Jesster - December 18, 2016 at 5:47 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 6:08 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 18, 2016 at 6:35 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 7:50 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Jesster - December 18, 2016 at 10:14 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 8:32 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 6:49 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 7:00 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 7:12 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 7:15 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 18, 2016 at 7:38 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 7:06 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 18, 2016 at 7:14 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 18, 2016 at 7:42 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 8:41 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 9:16 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 9:25 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 9:29 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 9:33 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Jesster - December 18, 2016 at 9:35 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 9:57 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 8:52 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 19, 2016 at 7:04 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 19, 2016 at 12:49 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 19, 2016 at 2:58 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Regina - December 19, 2016 at 3:15 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 18, 2016 at 8:45 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Jesster - December 18, 2016 at 9:07 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Jesster - December 18, 2016 at 9:32 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 10:32 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 18, 2016 at 10:40 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 18, 2016 at 11:30 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by A Theist - December 19, 2016 at 5:41 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - December 19, 2016 at 6:22 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by A Theist - December 19, 2016 at 9:46 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by A Theist - December 19, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 20, 2016 at 6:23 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Pat Mustard - December 20, 2016 at 10:02 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 20, 2016 at 10:42 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Shell B - December 19, 2016 at 11:42 am
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RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Shell B - December 19, 2016 at 12:21 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Shell B - December 19, 2016 at 12:44 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Shell B - December 19, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Shell B - December 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Shell B - December 19, 2016 at 3:34 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Regina - December 19, 2016 at 4:36 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 19, 2016 at 4:17 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Shell B - December 19, 2016 at 4:46 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 19, 2016 at 5:31 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 19, 2016 at 5:36 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Jackalope - December 19, 2016 at 5:40 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Jackalope - December 19, 2016 at 5:53 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 19, 2016 at 5:46 pm
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RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 19, 2016 at 6:30 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by pocaracas - December 19, 2016 at 6:36 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by paulpablo - December 20, 2016 at 9:29 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Lek - December 22, 2016 at 5:31 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - December 22, 2016 at 5:44 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 22, 2016 at 6:10 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Amarok - December 23, 2016 at 12:28 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - January 21, 2017 at 12:35 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - January 21, 2017 at 1:25 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - January 21, 2017 at 2:10 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - January 21, 2017 at 5:41 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - January 21, 2017 at 5:49 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - January 21, 2017 at 2:40 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by vorlon13 - January 21, 2017 at 3:27 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - January 21, 2017 at 3:56 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - January 21, 2017 at 7:32 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - January 21, 2017 at 7:38 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Mermaid - January 22, 2017 at 10:01 am
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by abaris - January 21, 2017 at 9:41 pm
RE: Are you still grieving? You are not alone. - by Aroura - January 22, 2017 at 10:57 pm

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