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In reply to the discussion: Last thread I'll start today: I'll admit I'm scared. 2016 is still very fresh in my mind. [View all]Scrivener7
(53,800 posts)28. Being frightened doesn't preclude any of the activities you are suggesting.
And the OP has assured us that she is doing the work.
But, given the stakes of this election, I think all of us are nervous.
Some find relief in expressing that. Some find relief in pushing those feelings away. Some are motivated by being optimistic about unknowable future events. Some are motivated by seeking out possible pitfalls so they can examine them and deal with them.
Both kinds of people should be able to express themselves on this discussion board. We can trash the threads we don't like. I trash lots of threads of both persuasions.
But we all deal differently, and no one should be demanding others feel the way they do, or deal the way they do, with the stress of this moment.
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Last thread I'll start today: I'll admit I'm scared. 2016 is still very fresh in my mind. [View all]
Coventina
Oct 2024
OP
I'm not looking for my feelings to be validated. I'm expressing that being scared does not make me a troll.
Coventina
Oct 2024
#2
I hear ya. I have had an anxiety spike here & there. I expect there'll be an increase as each last week ticks off.
electric_blue68
Oct 2024
#19
I think it's fucking frightening that it would only take a minor media event
progressoid
Oct 2024
#21
Anybody who isn't scared is delusional or just lying. It's what we do with our fear, right?
Maru Kitteh
Oct 2024
#22