This thread, with DUmmies discussing how Trump has affected them mentally and physically is both funny and sad. Funny in that the mere existence of Trump is enough to severely mess with their well-being. But sad in that their TDS impacts those around them.
edisdead (3,306 posts)
I want my life back
I changed in 2016.
I have always been politically motivated and active. I have always been enthusiastic about politics and have been involved. I mean the Bush W years were hell. But these last 9 years or so I have not been the happy person I should have been. My daughter is 17, my son is 12 and the last 8-9 years has made me a person that I should not have been. I should have been less stressed. Less grumpy. I should have been less terrified for the future of my kids. And in turn they should not have had to witnessed me like this.
This has to end. It has to end this cycle. I need to heal and revert back to something close to what I was before the orange turd took over.
So during the most formative parts of your children's lives you were a raving lunatic and it's all Trump's fault.
radical noodle (8,360 posts)
1. We have been under assault for all those years
It's difficult not to be affected. Even with Biden in office, trump was there stirring the pot constantly. I hope for all of us that he's nearing the end of the line and we can once again breathe.
bluestarone (18,043 posts)
77. Yes you are spot on!
HE cost this country greatly! Millions of lives lost needlessly. Millions of families torn apart. Ukraine on the chopping block. THIS MAN needs to suffer, and suffer badly!
Millions of lives lost? If you're talking about COVID, the number is a little over a million and 3/4 of those deaths happened under Biden. Families torn apart? Sorry, disowning family over politics is a Dem thing. Ukraine on the chopping block? Russia invaded Ukraine under Obama and Biden. Under Trump, they left Ukraine alone.
PeaceWave (823 posts)
7. It's sad how many trillions of collective hours have been wasted worrying about this idiot.
edisdead (3,306 posts)
13. Right!
The cost of that loss of productivity and happiness and what could have been accomplished is staggering.
I don't know anyone who spent a substantial amount of time or energy worrying about him. Most of us aren't thrilled with the politicians in DC but we don't let that put a damper on our daily lives.
slumcamper (1,701 posts)
21. And a painful paradox is that for all our anguish, others delight in him!
As we have endured a long, nightmarish PTSD, they have been giddy with jubilation and elation at the hate and craziness this monster unleashes on this country. The experience and emotional contrast cannot be any starker.
His passing will not heal me. I do not know how I can forgive people who hated me and my friends so much that they flew the flags, wore the caps, and proudly placed huge signs in their yards. These people would be perfectly fine with our incarceration, execution, or any "retribution." They cheered this beast, fed on the red meat and bloodlust, and celebrated him as a messiah.
Nope. They are permanently LOWLIFES to my heart and in my mind. Knowing how much they hate people like us, I don't think I'll ever get over it. I hope there are better, more forgiving people than I because I and the country will need their help.
Interesting how now everything objectionable to DUers results in PTSD. I don't think they understand how insulting that is to people who have actually been through traumatic events.
edisdead (3,306 posts)
24. oh yes and they are everywhere.
I cannot read a woodworking group without it turning into an anti-qoke Kamala cackling hate fest. It is everywhere. the toxic masculinity and the hate for other America s is just so damned ubiquitous is wears you thin.
ChazInAz (2,767 posts)
61. Oh, gods...yes!
One of my hobbies is building functional, antique-style blackpowder firearms: flintlock, wheel locks, etc.
I dropped out of every website devoted to the craft.
More PTSD caused by people who have different opinions. That's what they get by looking at websites that aren't moderated by the Democratic Thought Police.
slightlv (4,226 posts)
29. Oh, you are SO not alone.
I've said for years each of us should be compensated for ongoing PTSD from the horrors of this man and his clap trap. My night terrors are enough some times to wake up the whole house, and each of those have trump in my face in one way or another.
I'm not the same person I was, either. I had just retired when T came into the office. Completely put me off track for gearing up for this major life change... one that I've not been able to get back straight on the track, yet. And now DH is losing memory and doing senior things at a much faster pace than I am, and I think back to this whole decade I could have had with him functioning so much better... instead, we were both yelling and worrying T and the R's were going to cut SS or Medicare, or start WWIII. I've gotten up in a bad mood because of dreams and taken it out on DH first thing in the morning, only to go back to him minutes later apologizing like crazy. I can forgive a lot of people for a lot of things, but I'll never forgive this senile billionaire for stealing a decade's worth of good years. I want to be able to be the calm, peaceful person I was when I handed in my retirement notice. I want to share in the lives around my house -- my DH, my grandson, and my animals, and not feel on edge, nervous, and ready to fly off the handle at a moment's notice. I want to be able to draw on my patience again to get a few projects started... and finished! And may all that T has stripped from us pile up on him in his remaining years. His family should have set him outside public life years ago, if there were any familial bonds in that family. After a couple of years with us, we got Mom to a memory care home where there were people skilled at what she needed. And she was acting exactly like T. The more I saw of T in the vid clips, the more I saw the decompensation in my Mom. His kids must only be worried about his money... because to allow him to go on stage and make such a fool of himself sure doesn't speak of love.
More PTSD and another one that wasted 10 years of their life watching MSNBC and howling at the moon.
BigmanPigman (52,160 posts)
49. Ditto! Hell Yes! Bingo!
I have aged about 25 years in only 8 years. The ****ing moron is the direct reason why my mind and body have suffered and continues to suffer...emotionally, physically and mentally. I even stopped watching the news in July and have avoided politics for a while but my mind is fully aware of the reality of the situation and I keep dropping weight.
I am down to 83 pounds from tRump stress. My doctor (a Dem) understands completely. I told him I'll be about 26 pounds by the time the inauguration takes place.
And they continue on for many more posts talking about how their self-inflicted misery is all Trump's fault. Interestingly, regardless of whether or not Trump wins back the presidency, he's not going to suddenly drop out of public life. He will continue to be on the news, all over the internet and most importantly deeply embedded in their daily thoughts long after this election is over.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219644846
