What is wrong with us

[Javaman]

Just a general thought I have everyday now

I wake up look to the headlines and ask this very simple question, “what is wrong with us?”

I’m not looking for an answer per se, it’s just a sigh of grief mantra now.

I feel as if I’m caught in a whirlwind of chaotic highs and lows.

Historically norms of general emotions have lost their purpose due to an ever growing list of sad and horrible things and events.

How does one keep up rationally?

I see children, young men and women at the protest yesterday and I think, “I’m here for their future. I have to keep trying”

I won’t live long enough to experience the new undefined horrors they will witness.

I look at my granddaughter; my heart breaks for her.

I keep it together for my beautiful wife. I keep it together to be that person, she can rely on.

But I keep asking myself, the fundamental question, the royal “we”…

What is wrong with us?

[bucolic_frolic]

1. There is nothing wrong with us.

We are being abused. We are experiencing real time stress disorder. Our sense of logic, reality, self is being pummeled and we must find our boundaries and stiffen up our defenses. That will give us strength to rebound when the opportunity presents.

[underpants]

4. I like that. 👍

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Thanks

FWIW and for reasons that will remain unstated, abuse has been a subject of inquiry for 3 years. I've studied a leading proponent of theories surrounding the subject, and they all fit, and adjacent models fit. Abuse, however it is characterized - illogic, gaslighting, stonewalling, condescension, or my old family standby - "You don't know what your're talking about!!" - is a major method of control. Bad diets laced with sugar that foul up brains and body chemistry are contributing factors. We're not strong, so we agree to go along, much to our detriment.

[kozar]

8. And.

Bye

[underpants]

10. Very much so ✅

[Srkdqltr]

2. Everything is so hyped , its " the sky is falling" everyday. It works on a person. The headlines are grossly

misleading. Sometimes I don't want to read any thing as the over the top stuff is too much. Most of what is posted isn't going to happen and if it does it's not that bad.

[underpants]

3. That's a great outlook 👍

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Ignorance.

Even in the intelligent, caring and educated, there’s room for improvement.

Some can learn. Many can’t be bothered.

[Maru Kitteh]

6. It's not just you. I'm feeling very much the same & many others join us.

I too keep on for my granddaughter. Trying to do what is right for her.

[The Third Doctor]

9. Apathy ignorance and selfishness

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