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who else feels this way and how to you deal with it?

Posted: Nov 12, 2009

everyday these issues bother me: Abusers, neglect, perverts, laziness, gluttony, selfishness, liers, rudeness, bitchiness, uncaring. Cannot read headlines, what people do to their kids and pets. I wish for elimination of sickos. I have trouble sitting here working all day knowing what goes on. Haven't watched the news for months. I feel like I'm fading away.

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All you can do is do good where you can (sm) - Good morning

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That is the only way to counteract some of the bad. The Earth is getting worse and worse because it is close to ending...maybe not for another 100 years but it is nearing that point. We are like germs in the bell-shaped curve. All you can do is try to do good where you can and cry for the innocents who are hurt. I'm sorry that is not a more positive reply, but it is what I believe. Meanwhile, sometimes while you are doing good you may be taken advantage of, but at least you are contributing to the greater good and doing your best.

I know what you mean - Silly Girl

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I feel the same way. Haven't watched the news in I don't know how long. Hubby says it must be nice to "live in my own world". It's not that I don't care what goes on in the world but really and truly, my world is my family. I go to work, try and raise my kids right, take care of my husband and my home, let friends know when I'm thinking about them, etc. If only everyone would do this, the world may be a better place! Husband drives me crazy on weekend mornings because he watches Fox News, I usually find something more productive to do other than watch the same ole nasty headlines day in and day out. I do get the paper every day and I make sure I'm not in the obits and then skim local headlines for activities to involve my family. Get involved in a "feel good" activity or take up a hobby, it will make you feel better!

Me too....I feel the same way - jm

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The ones that gets me the worst is people who abuse and harm animals. We have a commercial in our area and it shows all the abused animals, the look of hurt and fear in their faces, and physical signs of abuse. I cannot tell you how much of a depression that puts me in. I have to change the channel because every time I see the commercial I start crying and I cry for about 5 minutes. Even now as I'm thinking about it I get teary eyed. But your right. All those people listed above plus child molesters/abusers, thieves in the corporate world, crooked politicians, people who try to hide things from the public, people who don't care about anyone but themselves.

I read certain websites for news articles, but I just don't watch the news anymore hardly, every once in awhile, but its always the same crap and the news stations don't really give us the real news.

It is hard to work while you know all the stuff going on, but since I'm the only worker in the family, and if I don't work I don't get paid (hence, I can't pay the bills), there's not much I can do. The stuff going on in the political word does affect me greatly so am watching all that is going on, and it doesn't look too good and that is depressing.

Plus on top of that I'm homesick to see my family. They live on the other side of the country but I can't take time off work nor have the money to take time off, plus with the flu going around. It's just very depressing. Plus no friends to talk to anyone about this stuff. I too feel like I'm fading away.

My only hope is that I believe in 2012 there will be a major event that happens. Maybe not the huge catastrophe thing like we see in the movies, but may be a washing away of all the evil people in the world. Which means about 75% of the politicians/lawyers, and other creepazoids walking the earth, so that gives me some hope. And if there is a huge catastrophic event...well I just hope I'll have a front row seat. :-) The next life is going to be better than this prison we're in.

Just know there are more of us like you.

JM, I feel your pain because I cannot watch it either - Animal lover

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It shows the doggie shivering and just cannot watch. I do animal rescuing trying to take care of any guilt I feel for things in the past regarding animals that I should have done differently, such as leaving my little peke with mother when I grew up and moved away. Mother finally gave him to a friend but I should have taken him, things like that and others even worse, to me that is. The lady I do rescuing with tells me how many lives I save now but I donâ��t know if the guilt will ever just go away. I did not do bad things but should have gotten 1 dog seen about when it was dying and in pain, my heart just breaks now writing this down. I am trying, really trying and maybe 1 day I can get all this behind me but when??

Hey animal lover - see message - jm

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I know exactly how you feel about the guilt. I live with guilt every day, but mine is not towards animals (well a little bit is). We had every animal you could think of growing up. Dad would go to the dump and when he found a cat he'd bring them home. At one time we had about 20 cats. But, we lived in the country in the woods - acres, and acres (don't know how many but a lot), so it's not like they were indoor cats and they were all scattered and not always at our place all at once. They'd roam all over the neighborhood and all neighbors took care of them too (fed, etc). Everyone on our road took care of animals. They'd have barns and warm places to sleep. Anyway...we did have an indoor cat - Taisha (Siamese), she was my cat, slept with me, followed me everywhere (got her when I was about 6 years old). I left at 20 to join the army so couldn't take her with me. She became mom's cat. Mom said about a year or two after I left home she went off somewhere and died (they never found her - and she was an inside cat), but she was also about 18 or 19 years old at that time. Well I don't feel guilty about animals so much, but every other aspect of my life I do. I feel guilty for leaving home to join the Army. Mom told me in later years that she cried and cried the day I left and it felt like another child of hers had died (my little sister died at 16 months). I feel guilty that when we left our home after sis died I was screaming my head off for miles because I thought we were leaving her behind and now know how mom and dad must have felt). Feel guilty that I was not around when grandparents were sick and needed me before they died, when granddad (who about raised me) needed me after his second wife died, feel guilty that I can't go back each Christmas or Thanksgiving, and when I do go back feel guilty I am not here, guilty that I missed spending time with mom before she died. Feel guilty I'm not back with dad now that he's up in age. Feel guilty I didn't do this or that. Oh yeah, and feel guilty when my poor kitty got sick that I didn't put him to sleep sooner and feel he suffered horribly those last few weeks of his life (okay started writing about that and I'm balling my eyes out), and then feel guilty that I was back east visiting family when my second baby (cat - his sister) got sick and DH had to put her to sleep. Crying my eyes out all the way back on the plane panicking to get back to be with her (but I was too late), then feel guilty for leaving my family earlier than planned when I hadn't seen them in five years, and I still remember the look on mom's face as I boarded the plane, but she didn't say anything. It is awful all this guilt and hurt I feel and I don't know how to get rid of it or sometimes deal with it. So many things I wish I did different in my life and I can't go back and change them. I'm like you...when will I ever get this behind me. My two babies had to be put to sleep and that was 1998 and I still cry and now have this frickin lump in my throat while the tears are coming. Why after 11 years hasn't the hurt gone away. Will it ever?

I always say the worst curse someone put on me was compassion.

Guilt Gone Wild - Boobietrap

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I have a lot of guilt over past pets as well. I don't know that it ever goes away. I just have periods of time where I don't think about it.

It's odd how it doesn't really hit you until later (more developed brain perhaps) or just because we are now out of whatever the situation was at the time and now are empathizing with what the pets' feelings and experiences must have been at the time, and before we were mostly focused on our own feelings.

I was thinking about it the other day and how I find it surprising when I hear people say they wouldn't change a thing if they could do things over in their lives. I certainly would, and various things regarding my former pets would be a big one!

thank you for your responses. - N/M

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N/M

yes most definitely - MK

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I feel exactl as you do - cannot watch the news anymore, cannot bear to hear about abuse of animals and/or children. I get to the point where I hate these people who do these things, and just cannot fathom how cruel people can be. I'm so sick of it. I don't think I deal with it very well. If 2012 does bring change for the better, I hope all those a-holes drop off the face of the earth.

Loved your last statement - my feelings exactly - jm (no message)

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Just loved the last statement and that's what I'm hoping for too.

suggestion ... sm - dem

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read --
Luke 21:5-28
Matthew 24:1-14
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. (Luke 21:28)

Hope these bring you peace and hope. -- and oh, P.S. -- try church :-)

Try this - jess

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The next time Jehovah's Witnesses call, listen. Ask them why there is so much injustice and suffering. They can show you from the Bible why there is, but also what hope we can have for better times. If I didn't have the hope of a better future, I wouldn't be able to watch the news either. So, I understand how you feel:)
Psalms 37:10,11 helps me alot:
"And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more; And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be. But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace."

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