That 'meet their shadow people' meme

[LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett]

AIBU to want to punch the five people I've seen posting that meme on facebook today? And is it worse that they're all normally perfectly sensible people?

For context if you haven't seen it, it's a meme that basically says the planet will self-correct after we do a bit of meditation. Some of us will ' meet our shadow people', ie die, but that's all ticketty boo because then we'll dance and heal.

I have an old father, a mother with COPD and a brother who is immunosupressed after cancer treatment. My entire maternal family could be wiped out by this virus, and it's going to take a bit more than dancing to the earth's music to get me over that.

I haven’t seen this and I’m very glad everyone I’m Facebook friends with are cynical normal shits. Mute them all, OP!

Well im glad youve shared it here too

Blimey. A meme that is more irritating than the stupid one claiming that you just need to gargle with salt water to stop your case of Covid-19 getting worse.

Impressive.

ive never been on facebook but am I right in thinking you actually have a choice on whether to log on or not...?

What?

YABU for posting about something you don't cite.

And no, I don;'t need to read the woo-bollocks.

Nor do you need to post it.

if it upsets you, why watch this cr*p
why share it further?

Stay off Facebook, or hide annoying people. That’s what I do! (And believe me I have a lot of annoying people, unfortunately you can’t choose your family as they say, so this saves unfriending and having my name dragged through the coals!).

I think the point for me is that these are people who are not normally annoying, my facebook friends are a pretty sane bunch. And like many people, I'm relying more on social media at the moment as I'm stuck in.

And why would I cite something upsetting? If you've seen it, my description is good enough. If you haven't, you can scroll on by on mumsnet as well as facebook!

Honestly OP I this is has brought out a very peculiar attitude in some people, and made me question how they think.

I’m in a similar but not quite as upsetting position to you. Recovering from a severe chest infection on an inhaler, elderly DF, FIL has a circulatory disease and is immunosuppressed. I don’t post or like much on FB and certainly not anything political or contentious. I did post last week bbc news article with world health experts criticising the governments response saying it was putting the vulnerable at risk. No comment. 2 ‘friends’ (could have just been 1 and an FB glitch) have reported it as spam - unbelievable I’m pretty sure no one has unfollowed me so I’m left thinking that someone who I am friends with wanted to be so spiteful and annoyed over my genuine concern having shared an article from a reputable news source. It had quite a lot of likes from sensible people so I can’t understand why it would offend someone so much. It’s made me feel quite odd.

Emma there was a Facebook problem overnight, an anti-spam system bug reported and deleted coronavirus posts from reputable news sources including the BBC. So maybe it wasn’t your friends who reported your post.

Oh well,bit could be worse. At least they are not inviting you to drink cow urine with them to cure /vaccinate you all against CORVID19.

The one I’ve seen says ‘some people will meet their shadows’. My reading of this is that people will struggle with their own thoughts and feelings through isolation, which is certainly what I’m seeing shared here and with family, friends and colleagues. I think it’s intended to be an uplifting message, not a flippant ‘oh well people will die’ post.

I have a friend who in between posting political propaganda is now posting hippy shite about how this is just the planet reminding us of what's important and a great opportunity to spend more time with our families.

I mean, my parents are in isolation halfway across the country because my dad is undergoing chemo and I have no idea when I'll see him again, and the rest of my family live in a European country currently under lockdown and all have lost their hospitality jobs and all sources of income. But how wonderful for her to see the positive side of it eh.

I'm pretty sure thats not what they mean by 'meet their shadows'. I think it means confronting the dark/hidden parts of themselves, not dying! I could be wrong though.

So you get to decide how others react to this situation- maybe they find comfort in these things. People think differently anyway, in times of crisis people latch onto new ways of thinking.

Anger is a perfectly natural response too. We need to just be kind to each other and understand all the different responses to the same stimuli.

I have a mother with diabetes, heart failure and copd a father in hospital I can’t do anything about the disease or their preexisting conditions. I guess I’m reality I might lose either or both. It’s devastating but I find comfort in the philosophy that this is part of the ebb and flow of existence and I need to go with it. It’s a lot more comforting to me to have no control whereas I understand others would find the lack of control terrible.

Oh and yes some people will naturally try and find the positive in situations. It is their way of coping, some people’s natural default is different, where some see angels others see demons. It’s just a continuum of responses to the same event

Here it is

Ergh! Didn't work, lets try again…

People should find comfort in their philosophies without plastering it all over social media to cause upset to those who are suffering.

'Death is a part of life' is a comforting thought to many, but would you post that to someone on facebook after you found out their family member just died? No. You wouldn't.

@LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett

I genuinely have no idea what you're on about.

And I posted it twice . Honestly, I'm with you op. Yes its nice to think that once its over, everything will be wonderful, but what about the fact that so many of us will lose our jobs! And do these people honestly think that while the shit is hitting the fan we're all going to be sitting around reading, at least in my world that's a fantasy!
It got my back right up, but then my job is a risk and I'm worried about my 80+ with health issues grandparents! But no, I'm going to sit and write poetry while the world crumbles round me

I actually think the wording is lovely and many people who think the same will find some comfort in seeing something reflecting their own thoughts.

Choose to read it or not I guess

I found it comforting but I interpreted meeting their shadows as meeting the dark/hidden parts of ourselves and confronting those dark parts.

YANBU - it's twee shite and totally minimalises the death, misery and poverty that faces so many people just now.