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I have no patience lately. I walk around triggered all day long. (Surge capacity depleted?) (1 Viewer)
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mr roboto
Footballguy
This is very helpful.
Look - this isn’t normal. This is a weird ####### thing that’s happening. Nobody has done this before and we won’t be very good at it.
Yep - I’ve experienced exactly what she says. It did seem like a kind of depression although I didn’t feel depressed. I feel like in the last month I’ve started coping and working in our new reality - the months leading up to that I was a mess.
gianmarco
Footballguy
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Life’s a #####. Then you die
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I have gotten pretty bad the past few weeks. I'd like to blame it on stress from work but that really hasn't changed. I hate to admit it but I think it is stemming from social media. And I'm not looking to turn this into a political discussion. But it seems no one wants to engage in any type of meaningful civil discussion. It's all devolved into name calling and posting memes, from both sides. I occasionally have to remind myself it's really only coming from 2% of my Facebook friends, but it seems to completely flood my feed.
I'm just so frustrated with some people's thought process. I want to say something but I don't because arguing on Facebook/Twitter is stupid. Maybe it's just building up and that is causing me to feel this way.
However, I can't get myself to stop looking.
I'm just so frustrated with some people's thought process. I want to say something but I don't because arguing on Facebook/Twitter is stupid. Maybe it's just building up and that is causing me to feel this way.
However, I can't get myself to stop looking.
rockaction
Footballguy
Ugh. I wouldn't beat yourself up or try to control things you can't about peoples' political opinions. The U.S. is in flux like I've never seen it in my lifetime, so it's probably not just social media. I should be desensitized to it from about five years of working in politics in D.C., but I had massive laments last night over in the PSF. I just had to get some stuff off of my chest that I've been seeing with the world. These aren't great times.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Feeling the same way.
It's to the point where I don't even want to socialize with some of my friends because their words and actions don't even leave room for meaningful discussion. It's sad.
MAC_32
Footballguy
For me, it's our kids. Their level of aggression, intensity, angst, destructiveness, violence, etc. - it's been building to a boil all summer. I didn't care when they popped the inflatable pool. We bought it for this summer when they closed the city one down knowing it probably wouldn't make it and told the kids when it goes it's over and we're not replacing it. Then they started destroying their cars. They asked for replacements. And RC cars. We said no - cause you'll destroy those too. Thinking that may deter behavior. But last weekend they smashed up their old stroller. Then early this week they tried to set fire to sticks from candles inside the house. And now I have broken glass in the garage from a smashed in door. So much more that's not coming to mind right now cause each day is just about trying to get to the end of it in one piece.
They're outdoors for hours each day. A sweaty, foul smelling mess. They've been in sports for months. Seeing the few kids in the neighborhood. Til the last 2 weeks some different experience each weekend. We've tried liberal approaches to their bad behavior - ruling with an iron fist - and everything in between. But the day-after-day-after-day of the same thing for going on six months...they've had it. They need school. They need to be around other kids. They need something else other than groundhog day.
I gave up working yesterday at 11. I didn't even make it to 10 today. Wife got home at 3 yesterday, so I could at least work from then until 9. But she's working til 9 tonight. Our busiest time of year is approaching, so I can't really disconnect and find something for these kids to do. I gotta shuffle emails. But I can't actually work either. That's a primetime and weekend thing right now. I knew a while ago this stretch was going to be brutal, wife's busiest time of year made 10x worse by covid - while building to mine, also made 10x worse by covid. I began insulating myself weeks ago from what's going on in our world. I pick-and-choose my spots to get informed, but I generally do not engage. I don't have the capacity to deal with it right now. But even that mental preparation was to no avail. I'm just sitting here paralyzed, waiting for the next fire to start - literally and figuratively.
They're outdoors for hours each day. A sweaty, foul smelling mess. They've been in sports for months. Seeing the few kids in the neighborhood. Til the last 2 weeks some different experience each weekend. We've tried liberal approaches to their bad behavior - ruling with an iron fist - and everything in between. But the day-after-day-after-day of the same thing for going on six months...they've had it. They need school. They need to be around other kids. They need something else other than groundhog day.
I gave up working yesterday at 11. I didn't even make it to 10 today. Wife got home at 3 yesterday, so I could at least work from then until 9. But she's working til 9 tonight. Our busiest time of year is approaching, so I can't really disconnect and find something for these kids to do. I gotta shuffle emails. But I can't actually work either. That's a primetime and weekend thing right now. I knew a while ago this stretch was going to be brutal, wife's busiest time of year made 10x worse by covid - while building to mine, also made 10x worse by covid. I began insulating myself weeks ago from what's going on in our world. I pick-and-choose my spots to get informed, but I generally do not engage. I don't have the capacity to deal with it right now. But even that mental preparation was to no avail. I'm just sitting here paralyzed, waiting for the next fire to start - literally and figuratively.
Pipes
Footballguy
To me it's a double edge sword. I love social media for how fast we can get information. Like the Bucks boycott yesterday social media had all the info in basically real time. But the comments are terrible. People are just so extreme nowadays and the childish name calling. Way too many keyboard warriors out there and then the bots too stirring up stuff. I occasionally tweet something to a ridiculous comment but usually back out realizing, at least hoping, it's someone out there trolling. What a crazy world we live in now.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Those people have always been terrible. They just now have a medium to reach more people than just who used to be in their email chains. Don't feed the trolls.
Otis
Footballguy
This is your problem. Facebook is awful. I try to avoid the social media stuff as much as possible (non work related).
Just stop.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I agree with Facebook being awful. I’ve found myself checking Instagram more than Facebook lately, since I’d rather see people’s pictures having fun or with their dogs/kids/etc.. But one of my friends on Instagram really posted that they “see” those people not talking about societal problems on Instagram (as I guess they think they can and should be discussed in GIF form). So, even losing Instagram as a safe space.
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-OZ-
Footballguy
Good stuff.
A few weeks into this, many veterans had a mix of "we've been in #### for months, a year, or longer", to "suck it up and get it done" mentality. Which is great when you have specific goals, even if that goal is to make it home alive in a year.
But here, with this... Nobody knows the end game. The uncertainty is almost worse than the risk of mortar rounds hitting your temporary home. At least for that, soldiers are trained.
Plus, we usually don't deploy with kids. That's a game changer.
Unending or seemingly unending moderate crappiness is often worse than a certain pure ####.
TLEF316
Footballguy
Yeah, I have absolutely no idea why anybody allows political talk on social media to influence their lives. I honestly can't think of a bigger waste of time or a more low upside source of aggravation. Why would you even engage? Literally everyone you're going to "argue" with is either a troll or someone who is so set in their ways that they're NEVER going to change their mind. All you're doing is asking to be annoyed.
Social media (really...twitter or facebook. Other formats like instagram obviously have their place) is for sports news, pictures of attractive women (who are desperate for attention and validation) and getting the occasional chuckle from someone posting something (non political) stupid. If you use it for pretty much anything other than that, you're asking for it.
Social media (really...twitter or facebook. Other formats like instagram obviously have their place) is for sports news, pictures of attractive women (who are desperate for attention and validation) and getting the occasional chuckle from someone posting something (non political) stupid. If you use it for pretty much anything other than that, you're asking for it.
Wingnut
Footballguy
No stress here. No kids, I go to work every night and don't have to deal with people there, the only thing that sucks is no concerts, sporting events, and its not really fun going out to eat with the limited capacity and mask mandates everywhere.
Things could be a lot worse.
Things could be a lot worse.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I used to easily ignore this crap all the time. But since March I find myself seeking this stuff out. I don't know, some form of masochism.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Thanks, I needed this. Been really struggling get work tasks done. I have done better the last few days and unknowingly was using some of these techniques.
Except for this place. But I figure if you stay out of the PSF, then this place doesn't really count as social media.
Chemical X
Footballguy
get your thyroid checked
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
True. A columnist in the Washington Post said something that might be useful here. Rather than looking at this as some unending thing, realise that you are through seven months of this, and you are still here. You have that accomplishment to build on.-OZ- said:
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I want to go to the movies. It's just bad that a trip to Walgreens is really fun.
-OZ-
Footballguy
-OZ-
Footballguy
I logged back in for our anniversary (21 years) and the day we adopted our daughter (3 years ago today).
Plus we have friends in Houston and LA, I wanted to check on them without calling
I might deactivate again, or just remove the app from the phone, or just drop toxic "friends".
Wildcat
Footballguy
I canceled my account 4 years ago during the last election. I’ve been much happier since. I’ve not regretted it once.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Isn't any more complicated than this - I think there are fundamental issues with it but the app isn't the main problem; the content your 'friends' share is.
need2know
Footballguy
My wife has one that I am kinda connected through for family and friends stuff but she gets to deal with all the bull sh!t that comes with facebookI logged back in for our anniversary (21 years) and the day we adopted our daughter (3 years ago today).
Plus we have friends in Houston and LA, I wanted to check on them without calling
I might deactivate again, or just remove the app from the phone, or just drop toxic "friends".
Otis
Footballguy
Back to school will be a lot of relief I think, at least in places where there is in person school.... These kids need some structure and normalcy, and mothers and fathers could sure use a break. Of course, I have no doubt it’ll last a month before they have to close school again and go remote. But we’ll take it!
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
flapgreen
Footballguy
I'm with you. Schools opened up in person almost a month ago in Tennessee and all is well here. No spikes or outbreaks. Kids just aren't very susceptible to it. It's very unhealthy on the kids keeping them at home.
NutterButter
Footballguy
Never really had a problem with facebook. I unfollow anyone that posts nothing but extremist politic crap. If there is a political post, I almost never read the comments. That goes for social media/news in general; NEVER READ THE COMMENTS.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Houston has two. But I don't want to sit in my car with crappy sound. The set up in my house does better. I want the cinema experience.
We are considering the drive-in, but that won't fix my jones at all.
It was fairly "meh". Slow in spots. Wait for it as a rental.
Fwiw, we sat in the second to last back row and their was another couple about 8 rows ahead of us. The four of us were the only ones in the theater.
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
You’re halfway there in just the simple fact you realize that it’s a small percentage of people posting 90% of the garbage.
Your next step is to identify those folks and simply unfollow them. You don’t need to unfriend or block them, simply unfollow them so you don’t see their posts in your feed anymore. Trust me, it will help your frame of mind a ton.
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