I am all but paralysed in my life right now. Doing the exact same thing as you describe. I find myself scouring the internet for some glimmer of hope. It is unbearable at times. I have never been very overtly political. Always voted straight Dem and stayed somewhat informed on issues and the like. But now I am obsessed...can't believe this is actually happening. I lived in Scotland during part of Dubya's time and thought it was quite embarassing. Now I am just horrified and petrified. Truly believe this man is a terrorist on a monumental scale as he is terrorizing at least half of the country. I do think the repugs are going to get a snoot full of crazy before too long but it is probably going to have to get pretty bad before they jump ship. Your media blackout is a healthy thing and I am going to think about doing the same. Thanks for sharing the idea.

I, too, was never that political. I cared about issues but not really about politicians, if that makes sense. I guess part of it was I was so excited about Hillary being the first female president that I was actually looking forward to following politics closely over the next four years. With these fucktards in power, however, this went from a benign hobby to a very, very unhealthy one.

There aren't any flowers to smell and few birds are singing in February, but there is still enough out there to take some pleasure not connected to that pig in the White House.

Keep the TV off except for movies, get some exercise, eat good food, and take care of yourself.

It's the only way to break out of this and gain renewed energy.