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Siwsan

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5. Worrying about the 2024 election is a heavy layer on anxiety on top of what I have, already

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Dec 30, 2023, 10:29 AM

Dec 2023

I try to lose myself in things like books, movies, jig saw puzzles and my kidcats. I've even cut WAY back on watching MSNBC. Still, it's like there's a big fat, dark orange cloud, full of filth, hanging in the horizon.

I have to stop thinking about this because I can feel an anxiety attack coming on. I guess that means I'm not coping, at all.

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