Originally Posted By: spuds
I dont feel overwhelmed often,but today,wow!

Between the natural disasters,the man made ones,ricin,and the political constitutional things going on (no specifics to debate,you know the issues).....man,i just want to run off into the woods and disappear today.

Its the no matter how we prepare,there seem to be so many things we cant prepare for no matter how hard we try.Then throw in folks who seem to think its their duty to determine our destinies.....Overwhelmed today?

So.....how do you cope in this situation?

Major sensory overload here today.


Breathe. Think of the brighter side of things. Whenever disasters and "stuff" occurs, start looking for the helpers. There are always helpers. These are the people that are reaching out and helping those in trouble. I don't necessarily mean trained first responders (nor exclude them) but I am thinking of the common man. When the bombs went off people scattered for sure. But others looked back and saw the grief and turned to help out despite the potential for more danger. Think about the best things in the human spirit, not about the insanity.