Is it just me or does anyone else feel "off"?

Yes! We are so short at work, I have been working so many days in a row. Today was my first day off in 2 weeks. 
Lots of sadness going on with everyone around me. Deaths, sickness's, family drama. 
And now the Ukraine stuff....it seems like so much going on. (hugs)

Yes. I think it’s the fact of another horrific situation being piled on top of the pandemic, and then add the nightmare of the trump administration and the ongoing attempt to dismantle our democracy by his cult members. It’s so much at once, much of which is out of our control. I feel your pain, and I’m sure many others do too. Hugs…

((((Hugs))) you're not alone at all

Yes, it is very depressing. And it is really bothering me that they are not letting the men leave. It makes me so sad. I wish everyone who wants to escape be able to, and hopefully able to safely return at some point. And all the unnecessary destruction to those peoples homes and lives. Makes me so sad.

And yes, on top of the pandemic, Trump, anti vaxxers. It makes me sad that there are so many uncaring people out there. I am trying to focus on just loving my friends and family, animals, my kids universities and the beach. And I love the peas! It will take me a while to get faith in humanity like I did before 2016.

Yes, I was wondering why I have felt so down. I am not an emotional person and am surprised it hit me so hard. I just got off the phone with my boyfriend and that was pretty much all we talked about. He was angry about Ukraine and I felt even worse afterward.

YES. I have kept away from the news for the past 3 months. It's 3 months today that DH passed away. The news has become just too much for me to handle. You're not alone.

Hearing tidbits about our idiot Gov DeathSantis down here, the "Don't Say Gay" Bill being passed in the FL House already and hearing stupid Trump every time he opens his fat mouth down here, it irritates me to no end.

Seeing what's been going on in Ukraine these past few days has literally turned my stomach. For Putin to attempt to play his lame mind-games is just stupid at this point. He seems desperate. I feel for those people choosing between a beloved pet's safety and just fleeing for their own safety (hopefully). It's hard to fathom, but it could easily happen here or anywhere.

IMO, that is why I speak out against such lunatics in power. That is why I really do detest it down here in FL. There's so much backward hatred in politics, and I'm not sure if these politicians even believe in what they say, or if they're looking for more votes. Either way it makes me sick and I'd love to get out.

I pray for the people in Ukraine. I pray that we all do ban together and knock Putin down. This is enough now! I pray that all of us who are having a tough time with political and/or personal issues, can find some peace and some moments of sanity. Seems to be getting tougher all of the time these days.

You’re definitely not alone. Everyone I work with agreed it was a super strange week, even before Putin decided to start a war.

This is not what I expected when everything from the 80s started coming back.

One of the things that is making me so furious is to see all of the Ukrainian people, military and civilian alike, fighting back (the solider who blew himself up on the bridge is going to be in the historical retellings of this)... all of the other countries coming to help (SO just told me there are lines of cars at the Romanian border of ordinary citizens there to take in refugees)...

and then to remember that half of this country couldn't even be bothered to put on a frickin mask to protect other people because it was just too damn "inconvenient," and that mostly the same half would prefer to send refugees back to their home countries to die over granting them asylum.

Impending doom is creeping on me. 

I've been away from my home for 2 months and I'm not sure when I will get home. I miss my husband and my home. I was in the Army towards the end of the cold war and spent my time very specifically in defending against it, the Ukraine thing is making my heart ache. 

If I were home I'd come hook a girl up! 😈 I'll let you know when I'm back.

Yes, It is heartbreaking. It has left me feeling helpless & hopeless.

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Yes! I am so disgusted with so many things right now. I feel guilty for leading my normal life.

I saw that too. There’s another video of that same tank backing up over it again.

Ukrainian citizens running to pull the driver out.

A feeling of being overwhelmed washes over in some moments...2 years of the pandemic during which I lost my Mum, and now a war started by a megalomaniac. I just want to not feel worried, not to have that underlying, nagging anxiety and to feel that freedom of lack of stress again.

I think it would be more unusual for someone not to feel “off” at the moment. There is a lot going on globally, and we still all have our own troubles. I’m not at my best health-wise right now so I know I haven’t got a lot to give others in terms of support. Step away from being online, try and find something that brings you joy, focus on something small and achievable. One step in front of the other. Hugs to everyone who is struggling right now.