Trump and dementia - I'm lying awake at night worrying

Once upon a time I found a piece of folded paper on a park bench, on it was written 'I don't worry about the world coming to an end anymore because in another country it's already tomorrow, isn't that a comforting thought'. It may be very simplistic, but I still hold to that fact.

It took me a bit to get used to that boheminan when my first grandchild was born in NZ I was told about her birth the day before, if you see what I mean, my son rang and said you have a granddaughter born in the 7th of xxx and daft me said but it’s only the 6th 🙃

greenlady102

oh cheer up, we might be hit by a meteorite next week then none of this will happen!

Thank god for that. I thought we were in trouble for a minute.

350,000,000 people in USA, how can it be that the choice comes down to Biden or Trump ?

Im feeling quite low about the state of things in the world too. All I can do is vote for honesty and get involved where I can do some good and take care of my family as best I can.

Trump made a mockery of a disabled reporter and i have never respected him since then.

Sarah you need to see a doctor re your mental state as soon as you can get an appointment as however bad the state of the world is this is not how life is
You cannot change the world you have no control over anything but your own little life and those around you
You are totally wasting your life on something you can do nothing about
Switch your tv/radio to a music or a light programme Stop watching any news programmes at all Don’t discuss it and do anything else that can interest you
Stop stop stop you are ill

I live for each day ... rejoice in my DDs ... watch my lovely GC developing into loving kind young adults ... and feel that the future will be better or having these wonderful people in the world.
There always been warped megalomaniac... there always will be. But dwelling in this does not increase the sum of human happiness.
Outside my window the sky is blue, the sun is shining and there is snow in the hills. That is enough for me .... it has to be.
I listen to the news sparingly ... mostly just the headlines ...
I hope some sunshine enters your life soon.

Try and find some things to take your mind off all the world’s problems and issues, much of which we can do nothing about. Easier said than done when you’re a natural worrier!

Try and relax before bed, milky drink, nice book, so you give yourself the best chance to sleep

I'm so sorry, Sarahcyn. I think most of us are worried about the state of the world at the moment. But there is no point in letting it overwhelm us. There is little that we can do about it
I think just concentrating on our own lives and taking pleasure in small things is best. The world has been in a state before and yet has survived; hopefully this will happen again.
Listen to the news less, maybe. There are a millions acts of kindness every day, try to concentrate on those.
I read somewhere once, - Worry is like riding a rocking horse, where does it get you?
But I know it's not easy to switch off. I hope you find some contentment somehow. Best wishes.

PS. I totally agree with you about Trump. He's a nightmare.
I'm hoping and hoping that they will find a way to stop him becoming the Republican candidate.
But, hey ho, what will be will be. Making ourselves ill with worry will not alter anything.

It would help if the radio and TV news presented more GOOD news. Ok, at the end of each bulletin there is normally a little bit but, for goodness sake, the world is full of good things as well as bad. Same with newspapers and internet articles - always dramatic headlines meant to scare us stiff.

When Trump was elected the first time I was drawn in to the
CNN v Fox News coverage for the next 4 years, drama after
drama.
When Biden was elected and the following mayhem in January
I switched off from the news channels and have lived happily
without them since.
Switch off from the news it only thrives on drama.

Well. They do say that 'ignorance is bliss'...

The world is in a bigger mess at the moment than it has been for a long time, and it is worrying.

However, sarahcyn, it comes back to that prayer (and you don't have to be religious for the sentiment to apply): God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. (Attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, Lutheran theologian (1892–1971))

It might help you to feel a little better if you can work on some of the things you can have an influence on, even tiny things like smiling at someone and brightening their day, giving to a food bank or phoning someone you know is lonely. We can't change the whole world by ourselves but we can make the world close to us a little happier.

Cillafan

Donald Trump is a good man, he knows what's right and what's wrong, hope he is elected potus, things will get done, he is not afraid of anything or anyone, defender of the free world

So, Cillafa, I’m trying to decide if :-

a) You’re American and deluded
b) You’re American and a comedian
c) You’re neither of the above and raving mad
d) You’re stirring the pot and are a complete wind up!

Whatever you are, I respectfully completely disagree with your statement!

Why all this focus on Trump? If he gets elected again, it will be the best thing for America.
It's Britain we should be worried about. The streets have been surrendered to the mobs, we have millions more immigrants adding to the population. We now have apartheid in theatres.
This year there will be a General Election, but which party will get this country out of this mess? None, they will all make the situation even worse.

Cossy

Cillafan

Donald Trump is a good man, he knows what's right and what's wrong, hope he is elected potus, things will get done, he is not afraid of anything or anyone, defender of the free world

So, Cillafa, I’m trying to decide if :-

a) You’re American and deluded
b) You’re American and a comedian
c) You’re neither of the above and raving mad
d) You’re stirring the pot and are a complete wind up!

Whatever you are, I respectfully completely disagree with your statement!

Good post Cossy.

Curtaintwitcher

^Why all this focus on Trump? If he gets elected again, it will be the best thing for America.
It's Britain we should be worried about. The streets have been surrendered to the mobs, we have millions more immigrants adding to the population. We now have apartheid in theatres.
This year there will be a General Election, but which party will get this country out of this mess? None, they will all make the situation even worse.^

To Curtaintwitcher

Firstly, I’m really struggling with your comments? Whoever is elected as US president has a huge impact in most of the rest of the world, including little old us, and why on earth would it be the “best thing for America”?

Secondly, I don’t recognise the streets where I live being “surrendered by mobs”, I have no clue what you mean by “apartheid in theatres” I visit the theatre regularly both in London and locally, I simply have no clue what this statement means?

You simply cannot judge what a change of govt would do, we’ve had the same govt for 14 years, surely it’s time for a change and how are they going to “make things worse”?

I know we're not supposed to criticise other posters, but there are some barking mad posts on this thread!

Quite agree, a good post, Cossy.

Sarancyn, I completely understand your worries, I too have had the 2am lying awake thinking that this is a dangerous time, and calls to pull yourself together are patronising at best. We are living in challenging times.

HousePlantQueen

Sarancyn, I completely understand your worries, I too have had the 2am lying awake thinking that this is a dangerous time, and calls to pull yourself together are patronising at best. We are living in challenging times.

Quite.

And telling the poor woman she is mentally ill... 🤔

Biden or Trump is a dire choice, but I don’t worry about it.

Life will do as it does, and very little changes that.

Carpe diem….🥂

sarahcyn, I am beginning to feel exactly the same as you. I feel as though I am taking it all in and others are taking 5 and 5 and coming up with 7, or worse, laughing about it as though it's all a joke and if it isn't happening in their own backyard then why worry? But it could be, couldn't it. It doesn't help that at 3a.m. to stop me worrying I turn on the radio and sometimes I find it traumatic. I feel I have to keep up with news because we don't have a television. Heavens above.....if I had to watch the news too I think I would be having apoplexy.
I really feel that I need to pull back and start laughing again.....maybe turn on something different on the radio, or listen to a light hearted podcast. I've recently joined a gym to see if I can get obsessive about something else. So far, I haven't been able to drag myself away from these dark thoughts about the world, so rest assured, you aren't alone.

I don't listen to news or read newspapers. I don't worry about anything. I have faith in God and feel better for it.