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vt_native

(484 posts) Thu Aug 27, 2015, 08:30 PM Aug 2015

Ever feel overwhelmed? [View all]

By environmental devastation,

Man's inhumanity to man and other living things,

The corporate state not responding to citizenry while facilitating the destruction of the planet,

war and income equality.

How do you cope?

I will be okay, glad not to have kids, I sometime feel extreme sadness when I think of the state of the world.

Interested to hear responses.

Thanks.

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Ever feel overwhelmed? [View all] vt_native Aug 2015 OP

I don't cope well at all olddots Aug 2015 #1

I often feel this way. Some of us see the future and where we are headed, but far too often RKP5637 Aug 2015 #2

+1 freshwest Aug 2015 #17

Yes, & we worry about our son and his kids. We are doing everything we can to leave them peacebird Aug 2015 #3

sometimes but I keep in mind that all humans aren't selfish a..holes Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #4

Yes. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #5

I tend to compartmentalize and have learned to be able to escape into my family and hobbies. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2015 #6

Beer helps. Throd Aug 2015 #7

Yep. nt onehandle Aug 2015 #9

Let me count the ways: Paper Roses Aug 2015 #8

Focus on the good n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #10

I go for a walk and breathe deeply. roody Aug 2015 #11

It's difficult. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #12

EFT is something I need to take up again. It did wonders. And less time at DU helps. n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #16

Eft is a great stress reliever and mood elevator. I'm very choosy with my DU clicks. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #19

What is EFT? RKP5637 Aug 2015 #22

tapping on specific acupuncture points to reduce stress, improve self-talk, heal trauma. It works. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #23

Ohhhhhhh, Thanks! When I looked it up all I got was RKP5637 Aug 2015 #26

Welcome. :-) Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #31

Those big things don't overwhelm me. femmocrat Aug 2015 #13

I cope by proudly giving Bernie Sanders 110% of what support I can give 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #14

I just focus on doing what I can with the things I can control Taitertots Aug 2015 #15

Yes :( nt malokvale77 Aug 2015 #18

I've been feeling this a lot lately Nictuku Aug 2015 #20

You might want to read this about Joanna Macy to find an answer lostnfound Aug 2015 #21

I worry that we have passed the tipping point in many ways. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #24

Paraphrasing a quote Prism Aug 2015 #25

How do I cope? Beta Male Aug 2015 #27

Living in the reality of what Faux pas Aug 2015 #28

No kids for me Betty Karlson Aug 2015 #29

It's a true struggle every day Tsiyu Aug 2015 #30

Take a xanax madokie Aug 2015 #32

There are always limits ... surrealAmerican Aug 2015 #33

"How do you cope?" awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #34