Other Triggered By Trump

[Iamsensative]

My thoughts on Trump. I think he is Damien from the Omen.

 

[hodge]

So, as usual, in therapy today we spent about the first third of the session ranting about Trump. I had sent her an email this weekend venting about that video because I was just beside myself.I had even forgotten about that incident of being groped like that. She still has no remedy except to limit my exposure, which I've been doing. I haven't watched MSNBC since the end of the debate. Four more weeks to go.

I do not want to see clips of the debate with him abusively looming behind Clinton and scowling. And I sure don't want to see his surrogates talking about this as something that happened in an alternate reality where he was the good guy.

The only TV I plan on watching tonight is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He's brilliant and always makes me laugh.

I think a good strategy is to focus our attention on good men, whether in our personal lives or in the public eye. They're out there. For one example, Trevor Noah. Then there's a new video on CNN of Robert De Niro saying he wants to punch Trump in the face. I haven't been able to get it to work, but it's there. Also, Paul Ryan finally disendorsed Trump. Since I haven't been watching the news or looking at news websites today, there may well be more examples. Oh, just thought of another one. My therapist said lots of NFL players have come out denouncing Trump, saying they LIVE in locker rooms and they don't talk like that.

 

[scout86]

There is another remedy. It's not legal. Anywhere. And talking about it could bring a lot of unwanted attention from the secret service and the FBI. :wideeyed:

 

[hodge]

:bag:

 

[Overcoming]

It's good to know I'm not the only person thinking/feeling these things. It brings up intense anger for me. :confused:

 

[hodge]

Yeah. Me, too. I don't like being angry. I've gone all day and evening now without watching TV. Avoidance is the only way I know to deal with this.

 

[Muttly]

I am not doing well with this whole thing

 

[hodge]

Me either, Muttly. Wanna talk about specifics about how you're not doing well? I'm listening.

 

[hollygolightly]

the anxiety is through the roof :wtf: stomach will not calm down.

 

[hodge]

Oh, Holly, hon. Plain old Alka Selzer works for my stomach when I get that way. Sometimes it takes two doses (four hours apart). I tried Pepto Bismol a lot, and it just didn't do it.

 

[hodge]

I was just downstairs and heard Rachel Maddow say "if there's another debate." I asked hubby about that and he said no one seems to have the stomach for another "debate," so there might not be a third one. And, really, why should there be? I think most of us already know more than enough to make up our minds. Why put us through this again? Would anything really be any different?

 

[Muttly]

Sending out support for everyone here who is struggling with this. And it would be grand if there was no third debate

I'm afraid to go to sleep. I've got a wicked cold and have to work tomorrow and sleep would be really good but the nightmares were so bad. I feel stupid that this has triggered me so much.