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WillyBrandt

(3,892 posts)
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:28 PM Oct 2016

This election is stressful and gross

I'm old enough that I can usually take a little perspective and distance on things so I can chill. But every single day I am stressed out about the (extreme slim) chance this monster wins. But the sheer damage he and the scum he's stirred up thus far -- well, democracies can be damaged, and the hurt even thus far is going to stick.

Thank God Hillary is thumping him in the polls and the GOP is in total disarray -- the ray of light in all this night.

Anyone else not gifted with the gift of grace, and is just stressed out and nauseous about this bullshit? Election night cannot come soon enough.

(Also, by the way, fuck Vladimir Putin. We are going to remember.)

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This election is stressful and gross (Original Post) WillyBrandt Oct 2016 OP
Yes. fun n serious Oct 2016 #1
I hear you -- I think I might start drinking more WillyBrandt Oct 2016 #7
Yes. Sparkly Oct 2016 #2
It's stressful, no doubt, and upsetting ailsagirl Oct 2016 #3
Absolutely. rzemanfl Oct 2016 #4
It's depressing Snake Plissken Oct 2016 #5
So glad when it is over kevink077 Oct 2016 #6
Perhaps I'm naive. Glamrock Oct 2016 #8
I'm not embarrassed. babylonsister Oct 2016 #10
I'm embarrassed for my country on the world stage. Glamrock Oct 2016 #11
I will only be embarrassed if he's elected babylonsister Oct 2016 #15
It has literally made me sick. nruthie Oct 2016 #9
Oh, while I think the damage will last, he personally will be neutered once Hillary wins WillyBrandt Oct 2016 #12
I admit to being a bit stressed. Third Doctor Oct 2016 #13
Ever since Friday I've been stress free and there is a bounce in my step and Cakes488 Oct 2016 #14
It's a bit of addict mentality for me WillyBrandt Oct 2016 #16
I agree...I need more Trashpot tapes - just one would be fine, don't want to be greedy lol Cakes488 Oct 2016 #17
 

fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
1. Yes.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:31 PM
Oct 2016

I asked my DR for a heavy increase in my Xanax dose and he abliged given the situation. My DR said he too is very stressed out about Trump and what could happen if he stird violence on election day..

WillyBrandt

(3,892 posts)
7. I hear you -- I think I might start drinking more
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:44 PM
Oct 2016

I rarely drink on weekdays, but I may need a little help the next month or so

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
3. It's stressful, no doubt, and upsetting
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:34 PM
Oct 2016

But I don't think that neanderthal will win (unless the votes are hacked, and even then, very unlikely) but the daily grind of what he's saying NOW and all the threats that he's constantly spewing make me uneasy. He's the loosest cannon ever-- there's no telling what he's up to.

I'm going to try to limit my need to be "in the know"-- the toll it takes on me is simply not worth it

rzemanfl

(29,569 posts)
4. Absolutely.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:35 PM
Oct 2016

I tried to stay aloof for my sanity. It lasted until last Friday. Now I am back at DU madder than hell.

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)
5. It's depressing
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:38 PM
Oct 2016

Knowing that 40% of Americans supporter a complete moron like Trump makes me feel like our best days are behind us

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
8. Perhaps I'm naive.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:44 PM
Oct 2016

This cycle isn't stressing me out at all.
The adjectives I would use in no particular order:
Embarrassed
Ashamed
Horrified
Bemused
Embarrassed
Entertained
Amused
Embarrassed
Incredulous
Giddy
Disgusted(thanks babylonsister)
And embarrassed.
But stressed? Nah.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
11. I'm embarrassed for my country on the world stage.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:53 PM
Oct 2016

Can't believe I left out disgusted though. Have to add it to the list!

nruthie

(466 posts)
9. It has literally made me sick.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:51 PM
Oct 2016

I have nightmares when I'm even able to go to sleep. This awful creature is doing such terrible damage to our country and I don't see him ever stopping voluntarily. He is the very personification of the devil. Horrifying.

WillyBrandt

(3,892 posts)
12. Oh, while I think the damage will last, he personally will be neutered once Hillary wins
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:54 PM
Oct 2016

He'll be a clown in full and Hillary will be President.

The storm WILL pass

But, yeah, it's amazing how awful he is. All the other GOP candidates, and they have their problems, and even Pence too, I can find a shred of humanity mixed in with all the muck.

But this motherfucker -- I don't know if he sees a reflection in the mirror

Third Doctor

(1,574 posts)
13. I admit to being a bit stressed.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 09:54 PM
Oct 2016

I'm more concerned than anything else. I'm concerned that a fascist could possibly win and be the cinc to the most powerful military on earth. I'm also disgusted by the Trumpkins.

WillyBrandt

(3,892 posts)
16. It's a bit of addict mentality for me
Wed Oct 12, 2016, 11:16 AM
Oct 2016

I need Trump to have a huge disaster every day, along the lines of Debate #1 or Pussygate, to feel at ease.

Less than a month to go!

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