Posted on 01/19/2025 12:46:17 PM PST by Libloather
As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches, some Americans are “dreading” the Republican’s return to office and experiencing increased anxiety, a new report says.
Time Magazine reported Friday about 11 “science-backed” activities people can try on Monday to cope with their “sense of hopelessness” about the incoming administration.
Psychology experts and therapists suggested a variety of activities that could help those emotional about Trump’s return take their focus off their anxiety and gain a new perspective.
Emiliana Simon-Thomas, a psychology expert and science director at the University of California at Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, recommended exercising, doing a creative activity, showing an act of kindness, smiling at strangers, and going to see a performance. These activities can boost your mood, help you regain a sense of control and feel connected to others, she said.
Working out can “wrest back a sense of power that you might feel is missing on Inauguration Day,” the report said. “You might not be able to do anything about the new administration’s policies, but you know what you can do? Fifteen perfect-form jumping jacks.”
Group crying was another recommendation in the report.
“It might seem counterintuitive, but if you need to shed a few tears on Inauguration Day, it’s healthy to let them out with one caveat: You shouldn’t do it alone,” Time reported.
“The grace and speed with which somebody recovers from grief if they have an opportunity to cry with the support of another person—someone who they trust and who they believe cares about them—is orders of magnitude improved,” said Simon-Thomas.
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Might I suggest dihydrogen monoxide aspiration while they’re bathing...
“has a “Teletubbies” vibe to it”
Just like these crybaby morons!
Frostbite hurts!
LOL...that’s a keeper!
Borrowing that!!! 😂
Awesome.
We need a field full of jimmy kimmel flowers crying and Bidening their adult diapers.
I’m quite sure that any ‘Forest Bathing’ leftists one might encounter will look NOTHING like this. Corpulent, blue-haired, and unfriendly would seem to be far, far more likely.
I have a better idea for the libs.
End your life now.
Why not?
Isn’t a feeling of ‘’hopelessness’’ one of the signs?
Boy the Canuks are all pissed off at Trump.
They’re ‘’fighting mad’’.
They say if we try and ‘’invade’’ they’ll ‘’fight!’’
Go to You Tube and see the videos.
Yeah, they’re all upset up there in The Great White North.
Is “forest bathing” a euphemism for “Go jump in a lake”? If so, I think it is a great idea.
If Catherine Zeta Jones, Sophia Loren at age 35 and the film stars from 50s are there as wood nymphs I am in. Oddly throw in Janis Joplin. She was not a wood nymph nor particularly pretty. She was an transitional figure between country soul and modern rock. She was unique and doubtfully will be repeated, but I hope so.
She got her start in Austin, Texas at Treadwells bar. She was just another local artist of many in Austin back then. Her talents soon propelled her to fame that she deserved. It was most sad her death when she had many years of great talent to give.
+1
Yeah I had a childhood crush on Janis. May she rest in peace.
I forgot to add that “Pearl” was her greatest album. When one listens to that album do you classify it as Rock, Country Rock, or just Joplin? It is just Joplin. There was only one.
May I suggest Turkey Creek right down the road for bathing, its a balmy 33 degrees outside. I can furnish a few dozen towels.
“Emiliana Simon-Thomas, a psychology expert and science director at the University of California at Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, recommended exercising, doing a creative activity, showing an act of kindness, smiling at strangers, and going to see a performance. These activities can boost your mood, help you regain a sense of control and feel connected to others, she said. What if I count bugs and give strangers great big hugs?
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EarthFirst Mourning Loss of a Tree - Crying & Screaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElJFYwRtrH4
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