Liberalism, as they say, is a mental disorder. As such, those infected with it need assistance from health “experts” on how to deal with a day they’ve been dreading essentially for four or five years – Donald Trump, back in the White House.
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Thankfully, Time Magazine has stepped up.
Angela Haupt, a journalist with an extensive background in covering mental health and therapy for various outlets, gathered a handful of “experts” and published a list of things the left can do to try and cope with Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
The missing caveat here is that “experts” is no longer a term held with any reverence since the COVID-19 debacle. But gather them up, Haupt did. And the list of advice is everything you’d expect.
It all begins with words from Emiliana Simon-Thomas, a Science Director at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center (GGSC). Yes, Berkeley, where one can earn a degree by finding it at the bottom of a cereal box.
Don’t sleep on this either, folks. Simon-Thomas explains the exact thinking leading to leftists finding it necessary to find coping mechanisms in the first place.
“The thinking goes like this,” she states. “‘Oh my God, if everything is going to have to be that way, and follow that thread, then we’re all going to die.'”
It sounds silly, of course, but this is the logical progression in the mind of someone who has been told – and genuinely believes – that Trump is the second coming of Hitler. This is what they think, and will think for the next four years.
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Now that you’ve been privy to the mindset fueling these coping mechanisms, they begin to make sense. For the snowflakes taking in this silliness, that is. Not regular folks with regular ways of dealing with average everyday news cycles.
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And Time’s experts do not disappoint.
While some of the tips doled out are reasonable ways to deal with news that may be mildly upsetting – giving back to others, engaging in a nice healthy workout, for example – there are others that are what we’ve come to expect from our friends on the left.
You know, these types of people …
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The woman above, wherever she may be these days, will likely look at some of these other suggestions and nod in approval. “That’s exactly what I should do,” she might say.
First up is Julia Barzozza, a visual artist and sociology researcher in San Francisco, who advises coping with Inauguration Day can be achieved through “forest bathing.”
“On Inauguration Day, do your own forest bathing,” she tells readers, according to Time. “Spend time in nature using your senses to connect with the environment.”
“It’s an important reminder that trying times will eventually pass,” she adds.
And hey, a side benefit: While you’re “forest bathing,” libs, you just might end up meeting your one true love in the form of a single, young, strapping Oak tree.
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Aside from becoming one with the trees, Nicolle Osequeda, a therapist at Lincoln Park Therapy Group in Chicago, tells readers to dance like no one is watching. Which won’t be easy with everybody pointing and laughing. But I digress.
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“Make a playlist of songs that instantly boost your mood,” Osequeda advises, as relayed by the magazine. “Like ‘Shake It Off’ by Taylor Swift or ‘Happy’ by Pharrell. When stress creeps in, take a break from what you’re doing and dance like it’s going out of style.”
Do you know what is going out of style? Liberalism.
Moving on, Simon-Thomas suggests that those struggling with Inauguration Day should simply cry. Not alone, though. Cry with a friend. Or a group.
“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 writes.
“While research suggests crying alone isn’t overly helpful, crying around others often leads to comfort, support, empathy, and stronger social bonds.”
Are you aware of any conservatives who engaged in a group cry when Joe Biden got 81 million votes? Allegedly. And if you were, what would your reaction have been?
That’s right. A slap back to reality.
