I am so sorry, but you are not the only one, I share the same feelings as you. I have gotten to the point of just laughing at the idiot that brainless fool is.

I have backed away from politics and the daily news cycle. I follow @SethAbramson on Twitter for good legal analysis of the Mueller investigation and a way to root for the tide to turn. I will definitely vote in the mid-terms. I have the luxury of being old, white, heterosexual and upper middle class, so there's not much immediate downside in Trumpism for me, but my son was young, white, asexual and lower class and in a backhanded way I'm glad he didn't live to see the Trumpocalypse, he would have had real reason to worry. He missed it by just a few months.

Well I know what his reaction would have been -- head-shaking bemusement. He wasn't one to worry. But what quality of life he had was thanks to the Affordable Care Act and similar initiatives -- now things are heading in the opposite direction. Let's be honest, I'd have been worried for him.

I have to be careful what and who I watch or I can get soooo depressed. Definitely stay away from stuff like Fox News and even mainstream media. Unfollow any friends on FB who post too many political things. If anything, follow progressives in the media like Robert Reich, Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, et al, just to give a sense of levity. Otherwise I can go out of my mind.

Always look for the humor in the stupidity. Remember, it could be worse we could have a competent asshole instead of an incompetent one. America has survived worse. As Churchill one said"one can always count on America to do the right thing. They simply need to try everything else first."

Don't give them the satisfaction. Keep calm, and carry on.

Believe in the system. It's working right now - albeit slowly and behind closed doors. I doubt other world leaders think of Trump as anything but a joke. I doubt any U.S. politicians (especially Republican leaders) think Trump as anything but a joke.

Kushner just lost his security clearance - effectively keeping him out of the Oval Office. Hope Hicks just quit. She was questioned for 8 hours by the House Intelligence Committee and admitted that she told "white lies" while in Trump's office. She refused to comment in a lot of the questions, though.

The WH is certainly not a steady ship. Imagine the constant frustrations they must experience working for Trump.

Imagine the stress Kelly Conway and Sarah Sanders must experience. Imagine what their nights must be like as they think of the lies they had to make during the day simply to protect Trump - who constantly puts his foot in his mouth.

Stephen Miller, on the other hand, doesn't experience stress because he's not human.

Can’t believe I’m going to say this since I’m a heterosexual male; find a male close to you, start an argument by asking him what’s makes him so damn special when all he wants is pussy and wealth. Don’t hold back, even if he backs down, just hound him until he finally demands you get out his face or go fuck yourself. Get the last word by telling him you know of his secret obsession and admiration for his pals. Pour yourself a stiff drink, especially if you don’t drink, go to bed, masturbate if you want, and you'll probably want to, and you’ll sleep like a baby. Is that abstract enough for you?

What’s there to lose? Just stay away from him and the alcohol after that as you might have hit a nerve!!

See, we men are jabbering freaks, closeness frightens us so we jab to keep people at arm's length, a woman's strength is the opposite; the closer you get the more dangerous she can be. Men move about from their head, either one while women move about from the heart. Don't let yourself get depressed from the likes of DT, understand where he's coming from then you'll realize where he's going (in this life) is the ultimate solution. Nothing can stop it.

I know this isn't really a thing any more, but you could learn some coping skills and quit obsessing over it. That would be the easiest thing.

I look at it as we are learning what happens when 'some guy' get's elected as president. All these things we thought were safe, were just safe because of decorum and respect for the office, not inherently safe. So, people I thought were just horrible like Reagan, and the Bushes, were just very awful....and on that bright note:

As humans we are at a bit of a disadvantage in this universe. Everything around us of import seems to have a much longer lifespan than our 75 years. So we evaluate things on a much smaller scale than a truly objective view would likely entail. We look at things in relation to a few years or maybe a generation (20 years) while geologic events are viewed in thousands of years, global ones in millions and cosmic ones in billions. In this instance we're evaluating the effects of a Presidency and culture shift on America ... and that likely would require a view over decades rather than a few months.

My point is step back. Separate yourself from it and get an objective viewpoint. The battle between liberalism and conservatism in our country is best viewed as a teeter-totter that overcompensates one way then another vice just staying balanced in the middle. View the balance instead of the extreme swings. Know that the factors that make it swing to the left or the right are the things that make us sweat it - but the balance will eventually come. The right's horrid acts will spur more activity from the left and they will rise up to overtake the right. Then they will swing it too far and the reverse will happen. And if it causes the country to change its' form then that is also the teeter-totter of yet another balance between democratic values and autocratic ones.

Gain a better perspective. Thats the true solution.

Here is your zen moment. Just breath. Still some beauty left on the third rock from the sun.

I can agree with your every word. Along came tRump and all the rules went out the window. The man was no good at Reality TV. Now the White House and all of America is Reality TV. The entire world must be laughing at us. I'm ashamed and embarrassed. Racists and white supremacists have come out of the woodwork after 8 years of Obama, and all because they seem to be allowed by this Orange Clown. I'm stressed, bothered, and seriously worried. It's like suddenly I wake up in a world that has went insane and it threatens to take me with it. Help!
The current battle is for each party to convince you that they are actually the other party. While this is being done the NRA and gun manufacturers want to redefine the 2nd Amendment. The second thing going on here is to finally give America the Jesus that it always wanted. Why not? Everybody else already has theirs. The powers that be are trying to do these 2 things while they steal us blind. Even Trump says "everybody will be happy." Well, NOT ME! None of this is "my salvation."
I'm an activist but starting to believe that the best advice I can give is to turn off the news, don't watch TV, and don't give a damn about nothing. On an individual level that move may save our health. We need it coz they are also trying to take our healthcare.

Your instinct is correct, ration the media diet carefully. Find yourself some Melatonin, take as directed. He is the worst we have ever had and hopefully ever have.
Find the things you used to do that gave you the most satisfaction before all this crazy noise started. You are not alone in your concerns as well as symptoms.

Can't remember how I got to this point, but I looked back at my FB posts one day and it hit me. Dude...you're getting -WAY- too carried away. The amount of vitriol I was spewing wasn't relative to the amount of change I would be able to effect. Plus, how many people are you really going to hold sway over? You're only going to be able to present a successful argument that may change someone's thinking to about 5 out of 100 people, and those will most likely be moderates. So I discovered Congressmen's and local state politicians contact info in an attempt to cut out the middleman -and aggravation- of FB.

I signed up with sites like Credo that compile info and the info about what Congress is up to. Then they email forms to you to fill out with your comments, and forward them en masse to make our thoughts known directly to our constituent politician where they would do more than get a bunch of 'likes' and simply fall off the timeline. Once I had a system of receiving these politicians' emails and being able to respond to them, I deactivated my FB account and started a new Twitter account where I only follow fun and interesting things instead of politics. We can't allow the Marmalade Messiah to harm us any more than he already is.

Day of the Jackal

You are not alone. Many of us feel very sad that so many in our country have endorsed someone who promotes hate, bigotry, xenophobia, bullying. The increase in hate crime, the fears of groups who are being targeted, the instability of having an impulsive narcissist in the White House, it is all very stressful.

I work in suicide prevention and we noticed an increase in positive depression screenings after last year’s election. Correlation, of course, doesn’t prove causation but many of us believe they are related.

You are not alone. You are not crazy. It is ok to back away as a measure of self-care, so that you can come back ready to fight.We have to keep working, keep resisting.

I have an adult bev or 2 prior to bed..

I feel you. Him and his supporters bring out this violent rage inside me and I fear doing something regrettable. My mother warns me I come of as a genocidal maniac when they start pushing my buttons, and it's true. When they start talking I just want to destroy the planet. It's becoming a serious problem. I've never been really a violent person, but they bring out the most hateful and evil parts of me.

I try meditation, calming sound waves, drugging myself to a vegetative state...whatever I can to keep myself from accidentally murdering someone in a fit of blind rage.

Most towns have a support group for this sort of thing, they are called bars.....JK
I have found that it helps me if I increase time and focus on one of my hobbies, AKA distraction.
We are here for you.

I turn off the news, pay less attention to social media, and occupy my time with other things. It's limited what we can do, other than vote.

Work towards bringing other voters to their senses and hope that Mueller finds the smoking gun.

I'm letting the situation motivate me to make my best effort to help the world become a better place the way I want to see it. See what way you can work towards this.

My first advice is just remember that it will all come crashing down for him eventually.
The second is remember that even if it doesn't it won't last forever. We did one year and we'll do the rest.
Third, I mean that face. Gah. Remember that people have to look at that IN PERSON every day. Truly we are the lucky ones.
Fourth, there's venting
And finally 5th is the distractions. Whether its TV, games, jigsaw puzzles, drinking copiously, whatever you do that's fun. It may seem like the world will end because of him and hey, it might. But until then we do our thing.

I don't know if it makes sense, but I was struggling trying to "deal" with the situation with our mango messiah, our orange orwellian, our tangential tangerine, our sad flop with the hair mop, and finally our manchild from the mansion. But then one day I stopped trying to deal with it and kind of..moved around it? It's not something you can deal with directly, nor is it something you can completely ignore. While I would never say its not a big deal, because his insanity is a big deal, the best way to survive is to try not to dwell on how serious it is. 2/3 Distance, 1/3 Distraction. I don't know if that helps, but at least I got to think of a few nicknames for our seedy citrus sadsack.

Haha. I swear ya just can't make this shit up

I'll be the first to admit that most information I see from all over the world is very depressing. I have to wonder how much is simply spin from media companies. Whether things are bad or worse, it doesn't affect how I use my day. I still do the little things I can do to shape the world closer to the way I want it.
I make as much contribution to that future as an individual coral polyp did towards making the Great Barrier Reef, but I still do it. I also enjoy each day, I finished yesterday with a long late night beach walk, full moon, and began today with a walk up the beach and a swim home on the high tide. Turnbull and Trump can kiss my arse. I hate them, but I won't let them ruin my days.

Save some of your anger for local politicians who would force you to stay pregnant or women you know....fight for secular rights and peace through green jobs