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[Friday]

Can't go anywhere and feel safe anymore. I just spent the last hour cleaning my laundry room to try to distract myself.

Math helps.

1 active shooter in Y Years : X fatality car accidents

The only reason events that almost never happen f*ck with FEELING safe? We don’t know the rules for them. If you lived somewhere with daily shootings, like daily car accidents? You’d calmly go about buying oranges, hearing the report echoing off the walls 2 blocks away, and knowing how far away it is, and what’s in between you, casually calculate how perfectly safe you are, for how long, how likely it is to spill over to where you are, the general direction things are heading, etc. Just like driving a car and minding what’s going on around you, or walking down the sidewalk.

^^^Which is what I remind myself of when the Trix Cereal box is looking a wee bit threatening today, as the woogity wheel of the cart is making my ears bleed, as the flickering fluorescents make me contemplate the structural integrity of the ceiling. Bitchniggapuh-leeeeeeeeze. You used to pop down to the fruit stand when there was a shootout between the policia & federales. Because that’s BLOCKS away. And the oranges look amazing. Next up? Carnicera down THAT way, instead of this way, I think. Oh yeah. Steak & oranges for lunch. Heya MIKE! Howya doin son? Haven’t seen you in ages! Calmly chatting with everyone else calmly going about their business. Safe as houses.

The shooting is rare, so all senses tuned to it, and alert!!! Ready for action! Still exactly as safe as you were before you knew about it. It’s just the feeling that’s changed. Not how safe you actually are.

 

[Survivor3]

How's everyone doing?

 

[Invisible Fire]

How's everyone doing?

Hey survivor. Thanks for asking. I am dong well. We got a lot of snow over the weekend. How are you doing?

 

[Survivor3]

Hey survivor. Thanks for asking. I am dong well. We got a lot of snow over the weekend. How are you doing?

Not doing very well. Isolation and boredom mainly. I've started a new medication and I don't feel any different. Started at a low dose whilst weaning off of another for a month. I just feel like I want to escape from my depression.
Glad your doing well. That makes me happy.

 

[Invisible Fire]

Not doing very well. Isolation and boredom mainly. I've started a new medication and I don't feel any different. Started at a low dose whilst weaning off of another for a month. I just feel like I want to escape from my depression.
Glad your doing well. That makes me happy.

Hope you get to feeling well soon. I'm glad you are trying something new. I know it can be rough while things adjust and can take awhile. Sending you positive vibes :)

 

[SinkorSwim]

Math helps.

1 active shooter in Y Years : X fatality car accidents

The only reason events that almost never happen f*ck with FEELING safe? We don’t know the rules for them. If you lived somewhere with daily shootings, like daily car accidents? You’d calmly go about buying oranges, hearing the report echoing off the walls 2 blocks away, and knowing how far away it is, and what’s in between you, casually calculate how perfectly safe you are, for how long, how likely it is to spill over to where you are, the general direction things are heading, etc. Just like driving a car and minding what’s going on around you, or walking down the sidewalk.

^^^Which is what I remind myself of when the Trix Cereal box is looking a wee bit threatening today, as the woogity wheel of the cart is making my ears bleed, as the flickering fluorescents make me contemplate the structural integrity of the ceiling. Bitchniggapuh-leeeeeeeeze. You used to pop down to the fruit stand when there was a shootout between the policia & federales. Because that’s BLOCKS away. And the oranges look amazing. Next up? Carnicera down THAT way, instead of this way, I think. Oh yeah. Steak & oranges for lunch. Heya MIKE! Howya doin son? Haven’t seen you in ages! Calmly chatting with everyone else calmly going about their business. Safe as houses.

The shooting is rare, so all senses tuned to it, and alert!!! Ready for action! Still exactly as safe as you were before you knew about it. It’s just the feeling that’s changed. Not how safe you actually are.

It was indeed a targeted incident. The guy is still on the loose.

 

[blackemerald1]

@scout86 and @LuckiLee - here are some more cheap laughs. Western Australia has the second largest land mass as a State behind Sakra in Russia; is four times larger than Texas and has a tiny, tiny population of yeah around a few million that goes up and down depending on whether there is a mining boom happening. So in terms of landmass my country is second behind yours but whereas you have over 300 million ppl - we're pushing it uphill to get to 30 on a good day.

When I mentioned the size of Perth 'relatively' I was trying to keep some sense in the discussion in respect to the size of the population and there being only one person with the infection.

It's too easy these days to be hysterical and make it sound like there had been some kind of massive outbreak when there just wasn't. 24 hours later there are no new infected cases arising from that one person. So really it's not news when compared that to what is happening elsewhere in the world. One person who was infected from a repatriated infected person returning home in a population of around 2 million is statistically ..... not relevant. Though of course the authorities have shut down an entire city to prevent that number rising.

Anyway thought I'd put this here since yeah... it's off topic. :)

Cheers,

 

[ms spock]

The rooster and the chickens periodically get in the house, where they are quieter than usual, our theory is that they were hoping we wouldn't notice and let them stay. They are most cheeky characters. I regularly lure them outside with treats.

 

[Invisible Fire]

had therapy today and feeling odd. tough session. I was able to use correct terminology about my trauma. progress but now I'm exhausted. Having a hard time remembering what he said.
Hows everyone doing today? anyone want to share something about their day for distraction?

 

[Rani G2]

Hello Forum people...

 

[Changing4Best]

We had a bit of snow yesterday. So, I could not get to the grocery when I would usually go. Finally my boss took me! She needed to go to Walmart, so I got to go too. Then I got what I needed.

 

[Survivor3]

had therapy today and feeling odd. tough session. I was able to use correct terminology about my trauma. progress but now I'm exhausted. Having a hard time remembering what he said.
Hows everyone doing today? anyone want to share something about their day for distraction?

Sorry couldn't reply yesterday. Wasn't feeling well. Hope your ok.