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   Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 11:47:12 JST Mother Bones

   • Flash Mob Of One

   @FlashMobOfOne It really depends though. For some people "not knowing" will be a much worse trigger. That's why I'm suggesting people plan now how they will approach it, based on their self-knowledge.

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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 11:41:58 JST Mother Bones

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     As some are mentioning, maybe get a few weeks' groceries and gas up the car if you live somewhere risky to go out.

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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 11:41:59 JST Mother Bones

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     Plan out basic self-care such as supporting your sleep, appetite, exercise, meds, social interactions.

     If you are vulnerable to self-neglect, schedule these out manually. Set alarms.

     Not taking care of yourself won't help the cause! 🌸

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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 11:42:00 JST Mother Bones

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     Prepare your mental health support plan for Tuesday / Wednesday now. Who will you have on speed dial? Will you be watching results with friends, or judiciously filtering results through social media etc.?

     Regardless of outcome, it will be a mentally taxing time. You may be exhausted, anxious, struggle to concentrate, have trouble with executive function.

     Account for this now and reduce obligations where necessary. Maintain structure if that helps you, or reschedule if it will be too much.

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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 11:42:01 JST Mother Bones

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     And it's a week for people being let's say gaslighted by those they know, about how scary the world is right now.

     Bill repeated this.
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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 11:42:02 JST Mother Bones

     Clinically speaking, this is definitely a week for anxiety issues

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     ix9 (ix9@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 00:49:03 JST ix9

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     @_L1vY_ @FlashMobOfOne
     Well there's not a good outcome to look forward to. Either Kamala loses, and the few remaining principled people in government have an incredible fight to keep the government Democratic, or Kamala wins, and the few remaining principled people in government have to fight the re-tumed attempt to overturn the election (plus MAGA citizen violence). It's harder to stop a coup the second time. So at least we can eliminate the expectation of a good outcome on Tuesday, and prepare for the stress of what's to come.

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     Mother Bones (_l1vy_@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Nov-2024 00:49:03 JST Mother Bones

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     @ix9 @FlashMobOfOne

     I know what's at stake.

     I'm recommending to people they know their own patterns of anxiety and depression and account for them in terms of putting support in place as best they can.