Is everyone OK?

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I'm really feeling like many posters on here are really not doing OK. The number of harsh, vitriolic, downright mean comments is through the roof. Yes I know I can just fuck off if I don't like it. I probably should. I'm also far from perfect but this feel like more than individuals.

I'm seeing so many posts which end in a pile on. Or just loads of really nasty comments regarding a fairly innocuous subject. It's like many people seem to think that something somone is saying is directed negatively at them.

Is this just a sign of the times? Are people just really stressed and taking it out on people here? Or am I imagining this?

It is too easy to project our own feelings onto what others have written.

I definitely read more aggression into things when I’m stressed.

I think you end up with a toxic mixture of stressed, anxious people feeding off each other’s negative emotions. On the flip side, when a really funny or positive thread gets going it works the other way and makes everyone happier.

I had to do a speed awareness course some years ago (naughty ) and they said why waste energy getting angry at people driving aggressively close behind you. Maybe they’ve just had terrible news, maybe their Dad is on his death bed, maybe they’re an undercover police officer. Or maybe they are just a wanker. The point is, you don’t know and you can’t change them, so just let them pass safely.

I’ve always thought that seemed like a good metaphor for life in general!

Hard times.

Thanks for asking OP. But you may be confusing vitriol with opinions. Not liking an opinion doesn’t make it vitriol.

I've had such a hard time recently. I havent used that as an excuse to be mean to people on here that I'm mindful of and sure that are also having a hard time. We shouldn't be inflicting our struggles out onto others as an outlet. I posted a thread on here about my hardships and people were unnecessarily cruel. You never know what that may be the tipping point for some. Peoe come on here to seek help. I dont know why people cant be kind, you never know what people are going through!

Ugh excuse all the typos my phones auto correct is awful

After spending the last year working on a Covid ward I really didnt need the anti nurse thread yesterday.
Ahh well sun is shining, daffodils are out. I will do what I always do and paint on a smile.......

I'm not ok at all. My beloved grandmother died 2 days after lockdown started. My dad has just died too. I miss so many people and so many things. My ds dreams of going to Lazerzone and marks days to lazerzone off on a calendar. I am so tired. I'm not ok at all.