Three times I've taken a break from DU and most media

[NCDem47]

Lurked without posting on DU for months before 2016 election. In 2017, I had to join DU and say something with all the dumb stuff Trump was doing right out of the gate. Since then, I had to stop coming to the site, or reading or watching anything poltical on three occasions:

1. Trump's win Nov. 8, 2016
2. RBG's death on Sept. 18, 2020
3. Biden/Trump debate on June 27, 2024

Seriously, I couldn't take any of these events. The despair of Democrats (at least my impression of the overall mood) was severe and heartbreaking. I knew I had to step away and do something for joy and relaxation. Each time I came back though...two weeks is usually my thing. I can't stay away. I care too much. Just started wading back in here after what went down three weeks ago. I STILL cannot watch any network nightly news. My anxiety is already rising with Clooney, Schiff et al. and what THAT is leading to and how we're reacting. Deep breaths with our convention coming up.

Any other times you've done the same?

[BComplex]

1. I wish I had the good sense you've got. I've been off the site on a few occasions,

but I get too much out of it to stay away. There is so much knowledge, and there are so many interesting forums, that it just feels like home. And equally as painful, as home can be at times of discord.

[Pachamama]

2. Don't remember the dates - but yes same here a few times in last decade

Including for a period of time where I had health issues and also most specifically after the November 2016 election.

Recently some of the events regarding Biden at the debate and the internal debates about the election and inability to discuss without being accused of being disloyal has been depressing and led me to feel it’s not always a place to come and find comfort as I have in past.

[Frasier Balzov]

3. By turning DU off for awhile

I might be saved from having DU turn me off for awhile!

[wiseowljedi]

4. Wiseowljedi

You're not alone. Have not watched MSM since the debate. I watch Meidas Touch on You Tube. They are sharp, factual and report things you don't see in MSM.
They are pro Biden and democratic party and have great legal issues analysis too.

[BigmanPigman]

7. Hear, hear!

Meidas Touch keeps me sane. And the comments are about 99.9% pro-Biden.

[Xavier Breath]

5. Nope.

I lurked daily for a few years, then joined five years ago and I've been here pretty much every day since. Maybe I have a thicker skin than some, but when things are at their worst is when I feel like I want to be here the most.

[NCDem47]

6. I get that.

[BigDemVoter]

8. I am about to do the same thing.

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I already canceled my subscription to the NYT. . . . I am just about to shut off all television news. . . . I care very, very much. I just can't keep stressing out this much over all the infighting. And I'm sick to fucking death of websites like Politico that just go on and on and on and on and on about Biden with NO mention of Cheeto's unfitness for office. And it isn't just Politico. I listened to that silly fucker, Lester Holt who simply could not stop asking about Biden's mental acuity while not even mentioning McSharkey Fuckface. I'm more disgusted with the media than I ever have been in my entire life.

[NCDem47]

9. I delight in your choice of words.