Politics, and its toll on me

Like many people with social anxiety, I'm incredibly sensitive to the world around me -- politics and world events included. I become very fixated on current happenings, you know, caring and wanting things to change for the better. I just feel as though constantly objecting and being tuned in to this political hysteria has become so enraging, exhausting and disappointing. What I cannot change in this world is always on my mind as drift off to sleep and when I wake. I can't read a news article without feeling drained or heated, or watch the news without wanting to yell at the television screen. I suppose I have come to the point where I'm contemplating... not caring? Then again, I can't stand ignorant people and don't want to be one. Those who are in charge of the world always seem to get it wrong (most of the time, in my opinion) and this world just becomes more berserk by the minute and the toll on my mind becomes apparent. I'm tired of how the world operates and I feel completely helpless because of it.
 
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dooby-duck

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Politicians seem to run the world for the benefit of themselves and their wealthy friends. To me living seems to have become much too complicated. The politicians are meant to run countries on behalf of the people who live there, but this seems to never happen. News papers and tv news are depressing and their biased views obvious. They make a big deal of a non issue and brush off an important item if it goes against their own view point. We as citizens of the world are so detached from the decisions being made that lots of people no longer care because of the lack of influence that we have.
 
Politicians seem to run the world for the benefit of themselves and their wealthy friends. To me living seems to have become much too complicated. The politicians are meant to run countries on behalf of the people who live there, but this seems to never happen. News papers and tv news are depressing and their biased views obvious. They make a big deal of a non issue and brush off an important item if it goes against their own view point. We as citizens of the world are so detached from the decisions being made that lots of people no longer care because of the lack of influence that we have.

Well said, I agree.
 

Harleyq

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I've pretty much come to ignore all politics. You never know what's true and what isn't and although yellow journalism is supposed to be illegal or at least unethical, I can't help but think that's what most of our news is, essentially. I see people getting into heated debates and whatnot over political issues and I find myself irritated and thinking "Dammit, just SHUT UP! You're both probably wrong. CNN and Fox News and what have you only give us the 'news' they think we want to hear." And what they think we want to hear is bad news. It's almost ALWAYS depressing, and it makes people overly afraid of living. My father works in a hospital and sees it all the time - people see stuff on the news that makes them think swine flu or whatever the new disease/bad food choice/material of the week is, is the worst thing in the world and everyone's going to suffer from it, and they all panic and rush to the hospital.
 

dmdmm

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My father works in a hospital and sees it all the time - people see stuff on the news that makes them think swine flu or whatever the new disease/bad food choice/material of the week is, is the worst thing in the world and everyone's going to suffer from it, and they all panic and rush to the hospital.

This ticks me off more than a lot of stuff. It's like people in general have lost their ability to think for themselves and rationalize things.

And illumination, I bang my head against the wall every time I hear a politician talk. It's a much more fun way to kill the brain cells that otherwise would have died out of confusion trying to make sense of the string of words that they just said.
 

Phil_i

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I think, when you ignore all the bullshit, 99% of people just base their political stance on whatever is easier for them personally and whatever benefits them.

Its also starting to annoy me how people pretend to care so much about world events, seemingly just to make themselves appear more knowledgeable or more compassionate; like someone will see some terrible thing that happened far away on the news and say "aww isn't that awful" then they'll change the channel and have forgotten about it completely five minutes later. I'm not saying everyone's like that but a lot of people are...

Okay, I think my little rant is over :)
 

mrb

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yea i know what you mean ... i dont watch tv that much these days most of it is deppressing
 

N04h

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don't believe everything you see on TV or newspapers. They are all owned by the same groups and often not what's actually going on.
 

Silvox Black

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Bah! Politics are a complete waste of time. The ignorance of human nature cannot be solved and thus politics shall never die. I tend to simply not bother with politics since I do not agree with its doctrines. I am troubled with how this world functions, but you must look deeper as to why it happens as it does. Politics is not the answer, it is only the result of a human error, our unbelievable tenacity for ignorance and bigotry. Once you understand that, your mind may perhaps rest easier.
 

Lorraine Manca

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Like many people with social anxiety, I am very emotional and incredibly sensitive, especially when it comes to politics/world issues. I become very fixated on current happenings, you know, caring and wanting things to change for the better. I just feel as though constantly objecting and being tuned in to this political hysteria has become so enraging, exhausting, and disappointing. I go to bed thinking about it, and wake up thinking about it. I can't read a news article without feeling drained or heated, or watch the news without wanting to yell at the television screen. I suppose I have come to the point where I'm contemplating... not caring? Then again, I can't stand ignorant people and don't want to be one. Those who are in charge of the world always seem to get it wrong (most of the time, in my opinion) and this world just becomes crazier every day and it's taking its toll on my mind. Do you know what I mean? Ever just get sick of the way the world works? It makes me feel really helpless.

awesome post, i went through a phase exactly like that. it just makes you feel like a victim because theres very little you can do about it, especially if you live in the u.s. unless maybe if you get into the local politics. i never watch the news anymore. you get all worked up over nothing. really its natural for things to kind of disintegrate as they age, and civilization seems the same way. so just think, its all goin to hell, and thats completely natural and expected! no worries, aint there an expression in the military for it? situation normal all ****ed up
 
Politicians are idiots, they do the same mistakes all over again... My country is small and there is no normal politics. When some very intelligent people talk on TV, they're ignored. Yesterday one man was talking about health care and he talked very smart about it, but nobody will listen to him... We have the lowest death age in all EU, but nobody cares... And a lot of other problems unsolved and they only talk about taxes and nothing more... I only watch first news, after that when politics debate what to do it's useless, because all they do is increase or lower taxes... I sometimes take their decisions very hard...

Silvox Black are you from Zeitgeist movement? :)
 

Cynic

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Like many people with social anxiety, I am very emotional and incredibly sensitive, especially when it comes to politics/world issues. I become very fixated on current happenings, you know, caring and wanting things to change for the better. I just feel as though constantly objecting and being tuned in to this political hysteria has become so enraging, exhausting, and disappointing. I go to bed thinking about it, and wake up thinking about it. I can't read a news article without feeling drained or heated, or watch the news without wanting to yell at the television screen. I suppose I have come to the point where I'm contemplating... not caring? Then again, I can't stand ignorant people and don't want to be one. Those who are in charge of the world always seem to get it wrong (most of the time, in my opinion) and this world just becomes crazier every day and it's taking its toll on my mind. Do you know what I mean? Ever just get sick of the way the world works? It makes me feel really helpless.
I've felt the same pain, though realised and come to terms with the fact that (most) people are ignorant arragont megalamaniacs, and there ain't a think that I can do about it.

Politicians seem to run the world for the benefit of themselves and their wealthy friends. To me living seems to have become much too complicated. The politicians are meant to run countries on behalf of the people who live there, but this seems to never happen. News papers and tv news are depressing and their biased views obvious. They make a big deal of a non issue and brush off an important item if it goes against their own view point. We as citizens of the world are so detached from the decisions being made that lots of people no longer care because of the lack of influence that we have.
100% true.

I've pretty much come to ignore all politics. You never know what's true and what isn't and although yellow journalism is supposed to be illegal or at least unethical
It would be, except (a) the owners control the governments, and ergo stand above the laws that govern us lesser mortals, and (b) it is they, who define reality as they see fit. Worst of all, the drones buy it hook line and sinker in large numbers. Fuck 'um. :rolleyes:
 

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Silvox Black

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Politicians are idiots, they do the same mistakes all over again... My country is small and there is no normal politics. When some very intelligent people talk on TV, they're ignored. Yesterday one man was talking about health care and he talked very smart about it, but nobody will listen to him... We have the lowest death age in all EU, but nobody cares... And a lot of other problems unsolved and they only talk about taxes and nothing more... I only watch first news, after that when politics debate what to do it's useless, because all they do is increase or lower taxes... I sometimes take their decisions very hard...

Silvox Black are you from Zeitgeist movement? :)

I beg your pardon? The Zeitgeist movement? I have never heard of such an affiliation. I reached my conclusion as I did by my own thinking, not by the discretion of an organization.
 
Like many people with social anxiety, I am very emotional and incredibly sensitive, especially when it comes to politics/world issues. I become very fixated on current happenings, you know, caring and wanting things to change for the better. I just feel as though constantly objecting and being tuned in to this political hysteria has become so enraging, exhausting, and disappointing. I go to bed thinking about it, and wake up thinking about it. I can't read a news article without feeling drained or heated, or watch the news without wanting to yell at the television screen. I suppose I have come to the point where I'm contemplating... not caring? Then again, I can't stand ignorant people and don't want to be one. Those who are in charge of the world always seem to get it wrong (most of the time, in my opinion) and this world just becomes crazier every day and it's taking its toll on my mind. Do you know what I mean? Ever just get sick of the way the world works? It makes me feel really helpless.

You should not believe everything of the media. A lot of people think that the media is always right. They only believe what the media shows. Most of the media that we see is only based on the western vision. I mean every country, every nation has its own norms and thoughts about politics. There are always 2 sides to every story. The west is rich, which means they can decide what to show on television. Nowadays the media is becoming more and more misleading. It has created so much hatred. I'm almost every day faced with politics. People keep telling me how bad and dangerous the situation is in my parents country, only because they believe the media. And then they often force me to think that way too about my parents country, but I've been 6 times in my parents country and I really enjoy being there. If I tell them that some things are bull**** about my country, they simply don't want to believe me, only because they're brainwashed by the media. That's the thing that saddens me. I feel so lost in this society, cuz nobody ever tries to listen to our story. They only have prejudices about my parents country. It makes me wanna run away and cry, cuz they make me feel so uncomfortable with it. 2 Years ago, I did my internship in an office. I had so much fun there, untill my boss faced me with politics. During a conversation with her about it, she almost started to yell at me, only because I disagreed with her. After that I became afraid to talk. So I was quiet all the time during my internship. She told me that I was so impolite. She blamed me for everything, but she didn't think about the **** that she said to me. Also her brother stared at me like I was some kind of fascist. I was like wtf do I have to do with it? He probably thought that I should be the one to pay for the 'mistakes' of my parents country. In my opinion I think that people should talk and listen more to people and maybe do some research, before they make conclusions.
 
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A_Void_Ant

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Don't get caught up in the bustle of the daily politics. It truly is a waste of time. I would imagine that it's safe to say a majority of the politicians do not really care about the issues and their stances on them. Rather, it is how a specific stance will contribute to the mass of their wallets that matters to them.
 
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