# \*Tiptoeing in\* Uh. I'm back? You do remember me, VOW, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 16, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiptoeing-in-uh-im-back-you-do-remember-me-vow-right/1027696 "2026-02-16T02:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiptoeing-in-uh-im-back-you-do-remember-me-vow-right/1027696/34 "2026-02-16T20:33:53Z")
Back in May, I started a thread about the emotional fatigue issue, where a bunch of people listed their actions, activities and other options to dealing with it: > [@Are you posting less? Is it because of the way the world is? Well, let's fix that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-posting-less-is-it-because-of-the-way-the-world-is-well-lets-fix-that/1018456): > > A few days ago, I was exchanging DMs with another poster (they know who they are, but I won’t @ them without their permission!) and we were talking about how it seems everyone was posting less these days. I felt (and they concurred) that a lot of us were emotionally wrung out over the outrages going on in the USA and our limited ability to do anything about them. I know that outside my responsibilities, I have spent less time in P&E as a result. No, I need to know, but emotional fatigue is a … Maybe there’s something to emulate in there? As for avoiding Trump news, _some_ of us can’t avoid it (self-inflicted wounds and all), but as I told a friend of mine in similar despair, that after a point, it doesn’t do much more good to focus on the latest outrage. There will always be another, and the Trumper’s won’t believe (or will excuse) anything. Just vote, vote, vote and if timing, health and safety permit, be seen at protests to show everyone there that they’re not alone either. And yeah, thinking about the loss of either of my cats causes the choking pain in the back of my throat as well. Be as well as you can be. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiptoeing-in-uh-im-back-you-do-remember-me-vow-right/1027696)._