November 9, 2016

[Wawannabe]

I remember this day vividly - nearly 3 years later.

Upon waking after a late night watching election returns, the first thing I did was turn on the television...before coffee...before a cigarette.

I heard the worst news of my 46 year life!
I began screaming!!! Literally pounding!!! Running around fucking punching anything!!! My dog freaked the hell out!!!
I was freaking the hell out!!!!!

My now ex spouse knew what the commotion was about - he stayed hidden until I forced myself to calm down. My head was in a rage the whole entire day. I did not see straight. I did not talk to people. I could not communicate through the rage.

A few weeks later I found DU.
Thank God. I lurked for four months.

I joined. I moved west. I’m better, but the rage is building again...

[abqtommy]

1. I hear you. Rage isn't always a bad thing but it can be self-destructive unless we can channel it

into productive areas of action. DU is a good conduit to accomplish that.

[Polybius]

2. How could you have possibly gone to bed before the results?

I had to be up for work by 8:30, and still went to bed around 3:30. I couldn't stop watching.

[Wawannabe]

3. Too much rump

And I started at 6:00am...so this all took place about 4:30 am

[Polybius]

4. My biggest regret was not taking off the next day

I thought Hillary would win, although I did predict Trump would do better than Romney in 2012.