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6. Agree 100%, but my point is...

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 11:13 AM

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The very act of taking action is stressful.

There is an opportunity cost to taking action.

Taking action attempts to get us "back to normal".

The opportunity cost of taking action to get us back to normal means that the time spent on taking action and fighting is just "getting us back to normal", without any real PROGRESSION as time passes.

And we've been trying for years to progress on a health care solution, without any success...because we are spending all of our time trying to fight an internal enemy in an attempt to just return to the previous status quo, without any improvement to where we were when all of this began.

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Here's the thing...this stuff is stressful. [View all] LuckyCharms Wednesday OP

Some of the stress has been caused by the financial pressure and that is caused by Trump's bad policies Walleye Wednesday #1

Exactly. LuckyCharms Wednesday #4

It sure is stressful, my dear LuckyCharms! It does take a toll. CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #2

How are you today? Back in the world! 1WorldHope Wednesday #22

oh there are lots of studies on the effects of stress Kali Wednesday #3

I think the "variables" the OP was talking about Wednesdays Wednesday #14

That's right. You said it better than I did. n/t LuckyCharms Wednesday #19

I SCAN post titles and only open ones where I think I can help. usonian Wednesday #5

Agree 100%, but my point is... LuckyCharms Wednesday #6

Taking action is less stressful than not taking action. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #10

Yes, in most cases. LuckyCharms Wednesday #16

"It only hurts if you care" usonian Wednesday #15

Reduce stress by not renting free space in your mind and by taking action Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #7

I had a conversation about this with my department chair last week Redleg Wednesday #8

Keep the awareness. REGAIN the tranquility. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #11

I wish it was that easy Redleg Wednesday #18

Don't diminish this fight. It's not just one man. Biophilic Wednesday #9

This is a good point and probably what bothers me the most Redleg Wednesday #12

They should move to another county. CaptainTruth Wednesday #61

"...a good number of people in this country are flaming assholes." 3catwoman3 Wednesday #62

Yes, hence my point #2 in the OP. LuckyCharms Wednesday #17

Like zombies being brought to life PatSeg Wednesday #40

"Like zombies being brought to life" LuckyCharms Wednesday #42

Thanks PatSeg Wednesday #49

Exactly. yellow dahlia Wednesday #90

"Maybe it is true, anyone CAN become President!" PatSeg Yesterday #105

Yes and no. They've been working towards this for a long time. Biophilic Wednesday #47

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Damn, all that work to set up an account... LuckyCharms Wednesday #53

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You are not. You are dull. You bring your echo chamber here. We read Reichwing sites, so we know. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #57

The trolls are active today, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #58

Her 3rd of the day so far! BumRushDaShow Wednesday #63

Kinda figured it was LG. MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #65

The tRump Derangement disease is strong in you. You've been CONned about antifa and a lot of stuff. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #54

I have had the same observation - he let them crawl out from under their rocks. yellow dahlia Wednesday #89

I remember when they did not want to be so public because they knew what would happen if they came out in public. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #98

I don't understand it either PatSeg Wednesday #48

Joan Baez suggest 85% of time in denail WhiteTara Wednesday #13

Understand that DU is a highly concentrated news aggregator. usonian Wednesday #20

But DU is only a portion of my life. LuckyCharms Wednesday #24

Work on root causes? usonian Wednesday #29

Hits home, LuckyCharms some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #70

I was living a similar experience. yellow dahlia Wednesday #91

I remember the morning after election day in 2016... LuckyCharms Wednesday #92

I have not fully lost that feeling. yellow dahlia Wednesday #96

How about THIS, usonian some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #68

But I can't join my own club? usonian Wednesday #72

The chin isn't important... some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #74

Thanks for the best compliment I've gotten since the divorce! usonian Wednesday #75

Paul Giamatti? nt. druidity33 Wednesday #81

NO MERLOT !!! thought crime Wednesday #86

You are right... kentuck Wednesday #21

A Fragile Ego BOSSHOG Wednesday #23

There are PLENTY of reasons why I am going to party like its 1999 the day he dies... Moostache Wednesday #25

Let's bottle the tears! ChazInAz Wednesday #44

You hit this one out of the park! pandr32 Wednesday #26

I am truly sorry for the violence you have endured. LuckyCharms Wednesday #34

Thank you. pandr32 Wednesday #37

I am sorry for your treatment in this life. yellow dahlia Wednesday #93

Yes, it is extremely stressful. People like me who have struggled with anxiety and depression are particularly Martin68 Wednesday #27

I can't stop doomscrolling because I don't want to be blindsided by the next awful thing Alice B. Wednesday #28

Same here PatSeg Wednesday #39

And do you tell yourself you'll stop for the day when you find a piece of hopeful/good news? I do that. Alice B. Wednesday #84

Mostly I try to barrage myself PatSeg Yesterday #104

I am MAKING myself read good books again, too Alice B. Yesterday #106

I've been reading more this past year PatSeg Yesterday #107

In one of my classes Turbineguy Wednesday #30

So true PatSeg Wednesday #38

We are moving to a retirement community, Masonicare, full of old liberals, like us... CTyankee Wednesday #31

I think what you are describing is one answer (a very major answer) to the problem. llmart Wednesday #71

Well, I try to avoid the ones I call "the religiously insane." They are the worst. CTyankee Wednesday #76

...and a saguaro cactus. lastlib Wednesday #32

I rec'd this post based on the last line alone. Yes please. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #33

It has all taken quite a toll PatSeg Wednesday #35

Exactly and perfectly stated. Thank you. LoisB Wednesday #36

And his fuckhead kkkuktists endlessly accusing us of TDS Orrex Wednesday #41

I know. I just want to wake up and not hear the name. LisaM Wednesday #43

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I agree with every word. mountain grammy Wednesday #46

Gosh, Lucky. I wish I could recommend this post a gazillion times! hamsterjill Wednesday #50

We keep each other propped up. yellow dahlia Wednesday #94

I feel your pain. Gimpyknee Wednesday #51

Ten years, plus. Miles Archer Wednesday #55

Not often I read an DU OP I completely agree with. maxsolomon Wednesday #59

It would not be like that if the extreme court "judges" Justice matters. Wednesday #60

100%!!! He's going to be obnoxious and make our life hell every day until he's left his mortal form. LymphocyteLover Wednesday #64

My go to these days is, Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #66

Part of the plan... 2naSalit Wednesday #67

A lot of inspirational information... GiqueCee Wednesday #69

I feel like I've aged 20 years in the last 6 months. Initech Wednesday #73

I second that emotion. yellow dahlia Wednesday #95

so perceptive - thank you RT Atlanta Wednesday #77

This morning I did a search on how unrelieved longterm stress Mme. Defarge Wednesday #78

I say this everyday... PittBlue Wednesday #79

It's "Living the Crisis Lifestlye" "On the cortisol rollercoaster" "Always constant drama"............. Clouds Passing Wednesday #80

My only hope is that *he* also is subject to the effects of stress intrepidity Wednesday #82

Tell me about it!!! BigmanPigman Wednesday #83

Amen, thank you, recommend. nt babylonsister Wednesday #85

In the book Surviving Autocracy, Masha Gessen likens the stress to living during a war. thought crime Wednesday #87

You are absolutely correct. yellow dahlia Wednesday #88

I go out to my shop and listen to music or podcasts. Woodwizard Yesterday #97

The real stress comes from the lack of oversight by those that took an oath to protect the constitution mdbl Yesterday #99

Amen coolhandlulu Yesterday #100

3) an enabling SCOTUS Ferrets are Cool Yesterday #101

I was comparing a picture of me from 2016 and one from a couple of months ago. Aristus Yesterday #102

Same here, Aristus. LuckyCharms Yesterday #103