I don't want to start a political discussion, but I'm starting to have emotional triggers from this election. Mud-slinging is expected, as is a certain amount of misinformation, even some yelling and screaming may be unseemly, but tolerable enough. What I'm seeing now is giving me elevated anxiety. I'm only a few months into recovery and it's like watching my narc run for office. The ego, the gaslighting, the abusive verbiage tone and body language, the projecting, the lying, the name calling, the threats and intimidation... it's everything I'm struggling to overcome and reconcile on a personal level. Plus, half the country has turned into vile heavily armed flying monkeys so going on any social media is upsetting. I live in South Carolina and I honestly don't even feel safe expressing my opinion anymore. I'm working to crawl out of my dark reality tunnel and it's painful to see this behavior supported by so many. What is this world we are living in? Is anyone else feeling this or am I being oversensitive ...?
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Triggered by the United States election
wepnode- Posts : 25
Join date : 2016-10-11
If you are the smartest person in the
room, you are in the wrong room
some things need an audience--you
can either play with it (practice
getting tougher), or look away.
personally, i'm done keeping silent.
at my age, it's about time i stand up
for what's right, and speak for truth.
Despite how our media portrays it,
there are NOT two sides to
everything. Facts are facts, and
myths can be dispelled. Yes i can
become crestfallen at the loud
display of ignorance, but i know it's
not a real representation.
David French, who was abused on
Twitter because of politics, muted
the perps, rather than blocked
them, because you no longer see
their messages and they don't even
know it, so they just keep
expending their energy, typing
away... As his interviewer said,
"So there's no revenge that can be
sought for muting someone
because they don't know, whereas,
if you block them, they might want
to get even with you in some way."
(Grey Rock.)
Interview:
http://www.npr.org/2016/10/26/4994
40089/harassed-on-twitter-people-
need-to-know-the-reality-of-what-its-
like-out-there
turn off the media/don't listen, don't
engage in political discussion if
you're not ready.
i remember hearing Maya Angelou
say she kicked someone out of her
home on Thanksgiving, for their
words/behavior. That had never
occurred to me, and made me feel
empowered. some things just aren't
right.
A lot of the political garbage being
spewed is fear mongering (no
different than the usual "news").
Taking care of yourself means
protecting yourself. You don't have
to expose yourself to everything,
certainly not to anything toxic to
you, particularly the FEAR which
you'd begin to vibrate in response
to. You can kick someone out of
your home, or out of your personal
space...wise people have said, just
"remove yourself" --mute.
room, you are in the wrong room
some things need an audience--you
can either play with it (practice
getting tougher), or look away.
personally, i'm done keeping silent.
at my age, it's about time i stand up
for what's right, and speak for truth.
Despite how our media portrays it,
there are NOT two sides to
everything. Facts are facts, and
myths can be dispelled. Yes i can
become crestfallen at the loud
display of ignorance, but i know it's
not a real representation.
David French, who was abused on
Twitter because of politics, muted
the perps, rather than blocked
them, because you no longer see
their messages and they don't even
know it, so they just keep
expending their energy, typing
away... As his interviewer said,
"So there's no revenge that can be
sought for muting someone
because they don't know, whereas,
if you block them, they might want
to get even with you in some way."
(Grey Rock.)
Interview:
http://www.npr.org/2016/10/26/4994
40089/harassed-on-twitter-people-
need-to-know-the-reality-of-what-its-
like-out-there
turn off the media/don't listen, don't
engage in political discussion if
you're not ready.
i remember hearing Maya Angelou
say she kicked someone out of her
home on Thanksgiving, for their
words/behavior. That had never
occurred to me, and made me feel
empowered. some things just aren't
right.
A lot of the political garbage being
spewed is fear mongering (no
different than the usual "news").
Taking care of yourself means
protecting yourself. You don't have
to expose yourself to everything,
certainly not to anything toxic to
you, particularly the FEAR which
you'd begin to vibrate in response
to. You can kick someone out of
your home, or out of your personal
space...wise people have said, just
"remove yourself" --mute.
Alexis King- Posts : 2
Join date : 2016-10-28
Wise words! You brought up fighting back. I'm admittedly dealing with newfound anger, but in the last two weeks I've really pushed back against misinformation. I keep it above the belt and on point, but am persistent in a way that can be really annoying It would seem demanding truth in this way is good boundary work... I just don't want to turn into an a-hole or a narcissist myself. I'm already afraid for my personality... that it's been ruined, and I don't want to make it worse. It's a mine field trying to navigate this election and NPD recovery simultaneously so I'm going to take ALL of your advise and apply one or another according whether doing what I feel is right... is the right thing for me... right now.
* Fight for what I believe
* Speak my mind, mute the rest (why haven't I been doing this?)
* Leave the room
Good stuff. I like it. Thank you!
* Fight for what I believe
* Speak my mind, mute the rest (why haven't I been doing this?)
* Leave the room
Good stuff. I like it. Thank you!
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