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Is anyone else having trouble sleeping? (self.EnoughTrumpSpam)

DANIcandii が 投稿

I have not slept since the morning of November 8th. I am a woman, my significant other comes from a black Muslim family. My best friends are a kaleidoscope of races and ethnicities and immigration statuses and sexual orientations and gender identities. For the first time, I truly know what fear feels like. Having a loaded gun shoved in my face, being mowed down by a drunk driver, and graduate school: this fear I feel now is incomparable. Everyone is telling me that it will be okay, that my loved ones and I will be safe, that there is nothing to worry about. Why can't I see that? I understand that fear can be blinding, but it is not deafening. I have heard enough over the last year and a half to feel that my fear is justified. And I'm glad to come home to a community as supportive and understanding as this one.

But this fear is not subsiding. And I can't sleep.

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[–]futurefightthrowaway 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

They are spreading a bubble building technique on twitter, you can search it. Probably along the lines of trying to stop obsessing this issue for some days to recover mental health first. Good things you have loved ones, you should use this as a chance to enjoy life with family. As for safety, avoid walking or using public transit alone etc, actually pretty standard criminal avoidance measure that schools like to give out to students in unsafe areas. And remeber only a quarter of eligible voters voted for Trump so it is not over yet for america.

[–]almost_www [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

If you know a CBT specialist or clinical psychologist that is on twitter, then there's no need to go through possible 'man-in-the-middle' peeps/groups who might just troll and troll; until it feels like sucking a thick milkshake through a tiny straw to get the help or reassurance needed.

The great thing, but also bit of an issue w/ twitter (at least, imo) is that, as a social media platform, it isn't using the algorithm or webdesign found in facebook or youtube, so, that is to say, those other sms's encircle people/groups and brands/services at you. It's all info and data that can wash over people on twitter, esp. if you go by their trends or search key terms..

(... And, the backdoor data mining those companies implement to trace all user's behavior is bad for our individuality in general, but I digress ... )

p.s. I'll also add, just find an activity and ritual you find calming/relaxing. And, exercise and be proactive since a cardio system has been linked to less depression in some (results may very, tho)