Now I have seen it I cannot unsee it and it is obsessing me

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Blessex · 12/10/2021 06:53

How do you all cope? I have read so much in the last week. How was this in front of my eyes and yet I couldn’t see it. Now I see it I cannot get it out of my head and it terrifies me. I am trying to let my intelligent friends know but it is like shaking zombies.

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CreepingDeath · 12/10/2021 07:30

I’m sorry OP, it’s hard. It helps to know that there are many other women who feel the same.
I also feel like I was sleepwalking when this all happened and I didn’t notice. The worst is when you point out something very obvious to people and they don’t get it, or they don’t seem to care.

I also need to take breaks every now and then to stay sane.

HumphreyCobblers · 12/10/2021 07:20

Shaking zombies is a brilliant way of putting it.

I remember well going to my book group just after the IOC rules change to allow trans women to compete in female categories with ridiculously unfair consequences for women and telling them all about it. I was met with complete indifference. I couldn’t get over it. These were women who really cared about sport and yet they didn’t seem to care. It was, and is, very strange.

UnfinishedBunting · 12/10/2021 07:15

Yes, once you see it, you see it everywhere - you can't see it.

You just have to fight when you can, and rest when you need to. Someone else will pick up the fight when you rest.

LadyCampanulaTottington · 12/10/2021 07:01

Regular breaks and some sort of physical activity to release the pent up anger and frustration. I have cried for my sisters OP. It’s hard when you see so many still with the “be kind” blinkers on

NonnyMouse1337 · 12/10/2021 06:59

It helps to take breaks or channel our energy into practical stuff and activism.

People tend to change their mind at their own pace. It's not a process that can be rushed.

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