You know that sick feeling you have had every morning since the "election?" I have a name for it.

[rzemanfl]

Let's call it the DTs. It won't kill delirium tremens to have its acronym stolen. It seems to fit the reaction of the sane and informed to the farce of the 2016, Russian sponsored, FBI enabled, media entertainment that was the so-called American "election."

Come January 20th at noon this country has no legitimate government. People will figure this out, hopefully before Orange Julius Caesar nukes somebody.

[kairos12]

1. You ruined Orange Julius for me forever. Such a loss.

[rzemanfl]

2. I stole the name from someone else at DU. Don't shoot the messenger. n/t

[AJT]

10. Cheetos for me

Cheetolini has ruined one of my favotite orange colored treats.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Orangutan for me. With apologies to actual orangutans.

[bdamomma]

3. Time is ticking away

The cards are falling, we have a sick SOB with severe mental issues. The Press is complicit in this whole thing. WTF!!!!

[Equinox Moon]

4. You speak truth friend

I still involuntarily shutter when my mind remembers what has happened to us. It is a jolt-shock. Yes! DT! That's it!

We don't have a legitimate government that was voted democratically into leadership. No, we don't. The voting corruption is pervasive and that alone would have created this debacle, but we have a long list of other sources to this catastrophe as well.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I've been calling him DT for weeks now.

I am facing Jan 20th with a sense of dread.

[rzemanfl]

6. So polite. I call him much worse. n/t

[HassleCat]

7. Mourning sickness

[rzemanfl]

15. Good morning. That's a good one too. n/t

[otohara]

20. Worse Than Morning Sickness

because it will last for 4 years, maybe more.

[Laffy Kat]

8. I guess that's as good a name as any.

You're sure right about the uneasy feeling. My homeostasis has been off since election night. It is both a physical and mental imbalance. Nothing I read, watch, or do makes it better. Like waking up everyday with one leg shorter than the other but not being able to adjust; like driving in fog with no hope of clearing ahead.

[Phoenix61]

9. Trumpitus

symptoms include but not limited to: waves of nausea, intermittent insomnia, and a sense of impending doom. May be accompanied by a strong belief that one has been abducted by aliens and placed in an alternate reality. Behaviors may include obsessive checking of news sources for some indication that the entire country has not lost it's effing mind.

[onetexan]

11. you've described the symptoms so well

i'd actually change the name a little to "trumpitis" , as in unpleasant medical conditions that end in "itis" such as encephaliitis, colitis, gastroenteritis, hepatitis

[Phoenix61]

18. Done

Trumpitis it is. I have a friend who is a therapist and people have sought help to cope with this crap. Between fractured relationships and fear about medical care, some folks really are having a difficult time.

[barbtries]

21. i did.

got klonopin from my doctor. i was truly distraught immediately after the election and now i am just trying to stave off fear and keep my resolution to be an active member of the resistance.

[Phoenix61]

22. Hang in there

As bad as it seems right now, cooler heads will prevail. Not necessarily because it's the right thing to do but because they want to get reelected. Hey, we had prohibition right? That didn't stop people from drinking. They can pass all the laws they want but people are going to do what they want. And.... never forget... there are way, way more warm, caring people than there are hate filled assholes.

[barbtries]

23. thanks Phoenix61

i plan to hang in there and do my part to save the country

[Freedomofspeech]

16. My God...

It's how I feel 24/7. Am I in the Twilight Zone? I used to be a happy, friendly, outgoing person. Now I hardly look people in the eye when I have to go out. 70% of the people here in SW PA voted for this nightmare. I can't stand to breathe they same air as them. My life has been stolen. Fuck anyone who voted for him

[pnwmom]

13. Yup, and that's why I always call him that now. He's DT to me. n/t

[mfcorey1]

14. TRUMPADISKAPHOBIA: fear of all things trump

[Paladin]

17. "No legitimate government." You've got that right.

I don't think any prez-elect has managed to fuck things up as bad as trump, not even close. In this morning's Salon.com, there are articles on: trump's detachment from the Russia problem, trump's grudge with John Kasich, the appointment of law-breaker Pam Bondi to some position, trump's grudge with Schwarzenegger, the fucked-up status of the electoral college, the lies about "The Wall," trump's war on the intelligence establishment, and plans for rushing through approvals for trump's appointments.

And all that, before the shithead is even inaugurated. We are in a world of hurt, folks. We need a revived, angry and effective party, fighting all these outrages and those to come. In the absence of such party action, we need to plan on taking matters into our own hands. That's how serious it is, at this point.

[TrekLuver]

19. I have a name for it too......Donarrhea.