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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
6. Take some deep breaths
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 12:54 AM
Feb 2019

It will be ok

... Kali Feb 2019 #1
BREATHE! leftyladyfrommo Feb 2019 #2
Unplug for a couple of weeks. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #3
+1 grantcart Feb 2019 #20
Music, my dear. Corgigal Feb 2019 #4
The price we pay for caring is exactly as you described. But people like jrthin Feb 2019 #5
Take some deep breaths DesertRat Feb 2019 #6
DesertRat. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #17
Thanks! That really helps! lunatica Feb 2019 #23
Very helpful gif. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2019 #31
Yep. You get a valentine for that gif. PatrickforO Feb 2019 #37
I've encountered a record number of folks suffering from anxiety this year Jarqui Feb 2019 #7
Top Psychiatrists Gather to Warn That Donald Trump 'Represents a Danger to Public Health' dalton99a Feb 2019 #8
Whitaker looks like the typical bully asshole/abuser most of us have encountered rufus dog Feb 2019 #9
Try this: "My anxiety is nothing but my awareness of being alive" struggle4progress Feb 2019 #10
It was probably the Whitaker hearings . I didn't listen to it all I was lunasun Feb 2019 #11
Breathe. Music -- here's a favorite of mine... Hekate Feb 2019 #12
You're right! Danascot Feb 2019 #13
Found a good link! Hekate Feb 2019 #14
I love the flashmobs. But I listen to the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra's "Mambo" from the London fierywoman Feb 2019 #25
Old movies PatSeg Feb 2019 #15
I just allow myself to feel the panic knowing it will pass. I just focus on love, for myself. 58Sunliner Feb 2019 #16
I hate to sound indifferent,, but grow up and kick some ass for a change world wide wally Feb 2019 #18
You have got to find a respite to this shitshow, you need to break. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #19
Your anxiety is normal and valid given the times we are living in. That said, take care of yourself. Caliman73 Feb 2019 #21
try some Irish music KT2000 Feb 2019 #22
I don't feel personal panic, but I have been fearing that something awful is going to happen... Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #24
I have similar problems, LuckyCharms and it feeds my depression. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #26
Listen to music... StarryNite Feb 2019 #27
So sorry you are in distress, perhaps indulging in a little bit of your avatar could take the edge UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #28
Belly breath. I've posted three good news OPs. Tax refunds are down (this applegrove Feb 2019 #29
Your remedy, below. Fuzzpope Feb 2019 #30
I agree Heartstrings Feb 2019 #32
Sue your parents NJCher Feb 2019 #33
You're not alone, brother -- I've felt the same, as recently as Yesterday! whathehell Feb 2019 #34
Calm down and get a grip vlyons Feb 2019 #35
Well, once you know, you can't ever go back. PatrickforO Feb 2019 #36
Something is trying to destroy you tonight?...hmmm...could it be...SATAN!?! Captain Stern Feb 2019 #38
Peace be with you. Jane Austin Feb 2019 #39
hope for a better day handmade34 Feb 2019 #40
Thank you everybody. LuckyCharms Feb 2019 #41
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