Still waking up with a knot in my stomach.

[matt_zimmer]

You know what though? That's good. It means I'm not accepting this or rolling over. The fact that I don't feel like going on with my life as normal is probably the healthiest reaction I can have at this point.

Accepting this is a sign of giving up and futility. That's not all right for me.

But I'm not okay and I'm not going to be okay. And that's for the best right now.

Comments

[a_natural_beauty]

How long have you been feeling like this?
And has this happened before?

[matt_zimmer]

It's the election. It hasn't stopped.

[a_natural_beauty]

Oh I totally get that.... my body was feeling the effects, too. For example my period was over a week late due to stress. :-( Luckily it started. But now going forward I'm going to try to not be so involved and worried because I feel this will happen again and it's scary. I don't need any pregnant scares in todays world... :-/

[matt_zimmer]

I literally woke up with a lot of extra gray hair a couple of days after it.

[a_natural_beauty]

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry :(

[jasonderoga86]

Right up there with you, Matt. I'm still mad as hell, and the only thing I'm accepting is the vow I've made to you all, my other friends on and offline, my family, and our disabled community in my neighborhood. Especially the disabled community; I know they're going to be an immediate target of the already sickening lineup of frauds poisoning the White House for the returning douchebag, and I'll tell you -- I'm SICK of "big men" with the minds of sinfully promiscuous pre-teen boys going around and messing with other "abnormals" just to feel "dominant" when it's a known fact that the disabled community hosts some of the brilliant minds on Earth. Stephen Hawking, anyone?

Insecure people with zero admirable traits or talents can ONLY function when they're propped up by "leader people" so they can boast about their "greatness". Thus, they have no true identity. That knowledge drives them insane, and eventually consumes and destroys them in the end.

Another mantra I picked up recently is, "It's okay to NOT be okay." Fully feeling emotions is a sign of strength, while as you said, accepting the reality in the case of this country's future is tantamount to "taking another chance and hoping for the best", which even those who voted stupid this year are now second-guessing. There are no excuses for them this time -- now they have no choice but to OWN their choice, without complaining or trying to find a scapegoat to blame.

[matt_zimmer]

I'm disabled and very worried.

[jasperhansen]

I've been uncomfortable with myself since I started working on weasel grotto, but before that I was badly depressed. This is better.

[matt_zimmer]

Weasel Grotto is kind of amazing.

[jasonderoga86]

Indeed it is. 👍🏾

[jasperhansen]

Thanks man

[matt_zimmer]

There is a beauty to it and a sweetness. Even when it's sad.

[classicswim]

Just now seeing this. Hope you get better soon!

[matt_zimmer]

You too, Classic Swim!

[jasonderoga86]

Best wishes from my end too, buddy! 👍🏾😇