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[heatherella]

I've never felt this bad. I'm vacillating between despair, numbness, and anger. I have some thoughts, but I realize that in order to process them, I need to start taking better care of myself. After breaking down in sobs last night, numbing out in front of junk TV, and going to bed late, here's what I think I need to commit to:

1) Cardio every day

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[helianthas]

I deactivated my FB account for about a month or two. It was hard at first, especially because all the social stuff here is done through FB. But also, it's the way I numb out / cope. But I realized it generally made me somehow "less alone" but shittier at the same time. After a few weeks I stopped getting the urge to check it and post. It is worth it, even for just realizing what your processes are, what you use it for, and gaining a modicum of control over it. Good luck!

[heatherella]

Thanks. I used to feel like the bad feelings were worth it to keep in touch with old friends, but lately it's been all divisive politics and fake news stories all the time. Every single time I signed on, I was getting into an argument and getting upset. Sometimes you have to take a step back and ask yourself if what you're doing is healthy.

[student4life]

I just unfollowed a ton of people. I can't run my blog or Pampered Chef without FB, but I am being much more selective about who I follow.

[heatherella]

I unfollowed a bunch of people too, but I was getting sucked into the argument threads of some friends whose friends were posting lies and hate on their walls (hence, getting told I was racist towards white people). It's gross out there.