I understand your message completely. Perhaps it’s the post after post by different people with the same negative theme that’s deflating. They’ve worn each other down with their repetitive and reinforcing gloom. We try to buck each other up here and it either works or the odd impulsive doomer just goes silent. I’m sure we’ve all written the occasional doomer post, but that’s what the “Preview” button is for. Write it, read it, get it out of your system, then backspace to the thread without posting and dragging 30 people down with you.
Oh, they feed off each other’s negative vibes, for sure. I just refuse to even go there, like I won’t feed off my husband’s gloom and doom when he’s waxing that way. I don’t even answer him anymore, usually. I’d rather hang out here among positive people.