Brain Fog

[lavendertook]

I've been moving around in a fog and just can't get it together. I swam today and have no idea how many laps I did in 45 minutes--just couldn't keep track. And I've been getting to bed too late and up too late. Poor kitties. I will get myself to bed on time tonight and try to get myself back on schedule and hopefully that will help and I can put myself back together. I have no idea what stage of grief this is. I'm a slow processor. Others still in the same place?

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[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Yep. I've been in a weird, foggy state since Wednesday. :(

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

*stands in the fog with you*

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I pretty much dissociated from my body the first 24-48 hours. Wednesday or Thursday night when I sat to meditate, it felt like the top of my head would buzz off from sheer anxiety. At this point it's generalized fog and some residual headache that was like an iron cap around my head since Tuesday night.

I still cannot make myself read any news other than a quick skim of headlines. Which makes me slightly faint when I see Voldemort's name. I am in full Nice White Lady post-Apocalypse meltdown. But I did get a safety pin and put it on.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

My processing is completely opposite yours. I went into full adrenaline hackles up and tail fluffed I.Will.Fight.You!!! mode the first 2 days with some depression down swing, that has faded to strung-outness and dissociation. And, opposite you, I can't STOP reading or thinking about the election news and I've had some discussion hijinx about it as well. I am going to bed after this comment and see if I can get on schedule and break the cycle.

*hugs and strength to you*

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

Will you be going on the Million Woman March? Maybe you and lbilover could meet up?

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Unless friends who are coming from the Maryland side who want to go there together, no. Ellen's probably going to Philly.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*continues to hug you* You will get through this place too.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hon. I am--it's a spiral thing, right? *clings*

[pathvain-aelien.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Definitely. It reminds me of when I had a terrible flu several years ago and everything just felt a little unreal and dreamlike and too difficult to process. This feels like that.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

*hugs you* It's a slow spiral out, I think.

[addie71.livejournal.com]

I have moments where I'm distracted enough to not feel the pain, but mostly, I'm still angry and confused.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Yes, yesterday distracted me well so I'm higher up not he spiral today. And watching our President look like he wanted to giggle about what's in store for Trump during the press conference helped. (-:

[aliensouldream.livejournal.com]

Yes. *glums*

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

I feel a lasting sense of despair. :(