My therapist many years ago told me that the evening of MLK day was the most depressed time in America: winter, no more holidays to look forward to.

This year MLK day is inauguration day.

Anonymous wrote:I worry about mental health in this country after the distraction of the holidays is over, and inauguration day hits at the start of the already difficult part of the year. It's going to be a rough, dark winter.

Same here. Winter is hard enough for me due to seasonal affective disorder and several family death anniversaries. As ridiculous as this sounds, I was fantasizing throughout the entire month of October how I was going to celebrate Kamala's inauguration, so I could have something to look forward to. I've been listening to Christmas music and eating Christmas candy to cheer myself up, but I obviously won't be doing that in January. At least I joined a gym last month!

Anonymous wrote:Turn off the news. Listen to your favorite music from your teenage years. Go for a long walk in the woods or a drive in the country. Go to an art museum or see a funny movie. Book a massage or hair appointment. Treat yourself well.

NP. I compartmentalize very well, but let’s be real. None of these things change anything. Yes, find ways to enjoy yourself. Yes, don’t obsess over every awful detail. But it’s a loss for our country and a monumental change that half of county is completely clueless about.

I worry about mental health in this country after the distraction of the holidays is over, and inauguration day hits at the start of the already difficult part of the year. It's going to be a rough, dark winter.

*news

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is the problem?

You'll find out within the next four years

The last 4 years were some kind of good time for you? Seriously?

Yes, things were great! I loved it.

The government was actually so well run you didn't hear about daily shenanigans in the news. So yes, I really enjoyed working under a competent administration and not a team of unprincipled morons all competing for Trump's favor.

Exactly this. I’m avoiding all new.

I’m looking for a women’s support group that meets virtually or in person in DC or NOVA. Feeling a lot of despair and want to be in community with other women who voted for Kamala. Does anyone know of something like this? I’m in an online sober community, but talking about or alluding to politics is not allowed.

Will we last to see Jan 20?

Anonymous wrote:I've been going through the five stages of grief non-stop. It was depression last weekend, acceptance mid-week, and I am currently back in the denial phase, thinking that they will find lost ballots or the real source of how he won.

Right?? Or hold recounts, apparently she lost only by 2%

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is the problem?

You'll find out within the next four years

The last 4 years were some kind of good time for you? Seriously?

It wasn't great, but it'll be looked at as a utopia compared to the next for (and the long term repercussions).

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is the problem?

You'll find out within the next four years

The last 4 years were some kind of good time for you? Seriously?

Yes, things were great! I loved it.

The government was actually so well run you didn't hear about daily shenanigans in the news. So yes, I really enjoyed working under a competent administration and not a team of unprincipled morons all competing for Trump's favor.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow I’m really struggling after the election! I really hope this fog clears up soon. Mentally and emotionally I just feel bad.

This is a serious question. What exactly makes it a struggle?

Your glib comment contributes to the struggle. Trump and his lackeys have an unfounded vendetta against federal employees, but no other government employee types--i.e. contractors, military. Yet when federal employees express concern over loss of their livelihood and life purpose, people vehemently deny or mock those concerns.


If these clowns are serious (which they aren't), they could take a harder look at how federal contracting structures are a bigger drain of tax-payer dollars. Oh, but that would mean Space X would be a target...

I've been going through the five stages of grief non-stop. It was depression last weekend, acceptance mid-week, and I am currently back in the denial phase, thinking that they will find lost ballots or the real source of how he won.

I wake up every day since election and think “is this for real?? Is this a joke??”

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Anonymous wrote:What exactly is the problem?

You'll find out within the next four years

The last 4 years were some kind of good time for you? Seriously?

Yes, things were great! I loved it.