to find all the feelings of violence really rather depressing?

[SoupDragon]

It's all "I want to punch/slap/kick person X Y or Z"

It's so thoroughly depressing.

lol Rhubarb - I'm sure nobody would want to be in my head either!

Perhaps just a little unreasonable...
When I first started lurking after coming across this site some individuals were getting irate at parents of one child families, then it was the turn of lone parent families, then it was childminders for daring to use Mumsnet in daylight hours, then it was the posters in the 'In the news' section, then it was trolls and the trollpolice...

It's one thing after another and certainly not worth getting depressed about surely?

It's rather a concern that something as insignificant should depress you and I would be inclined to try to address my negative feelings if I were you.

Getting outdoors and excercising is a wonderful way of lifting the spirits and warding off SADS which is a common ailment at this time of year.

In addition, getting away from Mumsnet for an hour or so may help give you some perspective.

Hope that helps.

yes.

Of course YABU, but never mind, there'll be another bandwagon along shortly so you can hop on that one.

link please?

another bandwagon ? What are you on about?

Not entirely sure what "Very dull and subsequently very boring... when an joke regarding another thread grows legs and runs and runs" is meant to mean either.

'Getting outdoors and excercising is a wonderful way of lifting the spirits and warding off SADS which is a common ailment at this time of year.

In addition, getting away from Mumsnet for an hour or so may help give you some perspective.'

get your head out of your smug back side

What on earth are you on about?

Please can someone post a link to the "Stepford" thread. Thank you

sorry i ment cuddlytoy.i took her post as meaning that instead of worrying(starting a thread etc)about violence that you should go outside or get off mn.iwhich i thought very patronising.

i might have misunderstood-i have man flu.

if so im very sorry cuddlytoy

Cheesesarnie, your apology is accepted.

I was responding to the OP regarding her feeling depressed by others' posts and just pointing out what I would do if I found myself in that position.

As I said in my post above, conflict does rather seem to be a theme of Mumsnet so if one is finding it depressing then certainly, it is advisable to distance oneself.

I suppose that may seem a little patronising but if the OP felt the need to ask AIBU? on the matter then perhaps a touch of STBO is required. Or am I missing the point of the thread?

I did not say I was depressed by it, I said that it was depressing which is somewhat different.

Yes, MN is about conflict and always has been but recently the level of "wished for violence" has increased dramatically and that is thoroughly depressing if MN is taken to be a cross section of society. If there are X people on MN thinking they'd like to stamp on so-and-so's head then how many other people are there with such violence simmering under the surface? How many people for who that simmering violence erupts? Personally, I think it is those people who need to "address their negative feelings" or whatever trite phrase you trotted out.

You're not STBO at all, you're spouting a load of nonsense dressed up as amateur psychology.

Oh, and I do think your post was patronising and smug. I don't think CheeseSarnie needs to apologise for her statement at all.

LOL! and goes back to lurking

STBO? Is that like home counties BDSM?

Can somebody please link to the violence.

YANBU.
I agree with you. I find it really distasteful

Amateur psychology? Pot. Kettle. Black.

Too late btw, CS has apologised and I have accepted, offer and acceptance makes for a binding contract in my book.

So tell me anyhoo, what is the difference between 'being depressed by something' and 'finding something depressing'?