posted May 23, 2017 07:27 AM            

I'm a Pisces sun/moon and an INFJ (Myers Briggs). Both are known for being very sensitive and empathetic to others.

My boyfriend said that the world would be a better place if more people were as sensitive as I am about these topics. He said it's hard for people to register with something if it's so far away from them. But for me, it really gets to me deep down.

I cry and I internalize and I feel terrible for the families of victims of terrorism (or any crime). I feel angry for people who are victims of a racial attack. I feel such overwhelming emotion for anyone who is treated unfairly. However, at the same time, I also feel sadness for those who have such hatred in their heart to commit these acts.

posted May 23, 2017 08:44 AM              

I'm a Scorpio stellium with Pluto conjunctions who also has a ton of Uranus and I still haven't figured out to cope.

So far it's been years of extreme depression and marijuana abuse.

Luckily I made it out of college with a solid 3.03 considering I let it drop to a 2.4 previously.

If my emotions are too intense. I completely shut down. I can't function literally. My mind goes black.

I'm watching this thread closely for more insight.

posted May 23, 2017 09:18 AM            

Once you know how to ground yourself, nothing will overwhelm you, the sensitivity will be there ofcourse, and you will feel the sadness, happiness, all the moods and the seasons even then, but they will come on their own and go away on their own. Everything just passes by, deep down nothing will faze you, and you'll be able to face anything life throws at you.

I take the world today as a test to see if I'm grounded or not.

posted May 23, 2017 11:11 AM            

That helps me to know.

I think the age of information contributes. There's a lack of privacy in our current age that should help hold people to a higher standard. Aquarius what's better for the group vs self.

Listen to NDEs (near death experiences). The majority are very similar, and it helps me to know there is a better world outside of this one. I believe we are here of our own volition, to create and learn, and to make the physical world a mirror of the spiritual one.

Personally, I am sensitive when I see bad things happen to babies and animals. I have 4 planets in Pisces, all in the 12th house. Things like the election didn't even phase me. Because I see it's only temporary, a passing energy of the times.

Oh, and I read the news online, skimming articles. I used to watch murder shows like 48 hrs, or those on Investigative Discovery channel, and realized they were hurting my spirit. I don't watch them anymore.

posted May 23, 2017 12:09 PM            

I am just very glum and sad today I suppose. I think it upsets me as well because people are just continuing on with their lives (here in the US), without much thought of the terrorism attack last night. My boyfriend was right in the sense that if it doesn't happen close to home, people don't register with it much. But why do I care so much? Why does it upset me this way? I think about the lives that were cut short. The families that will never see their loved one come home. Their pets that will never see them again. The sadness that someone will get when they look at their empty bedroom, etc.

And then I feel bad for the attacks that happen across the world that goes unnoticed by media. The England attacks were front page news here in America. But what about the attacks throughout the rest of the world that don't get much attention? Those victims have families too, and I feel guilty that one registers with me more than the other.

posted May 23, 2017 01:29 PM            

For crimes, hatred, terrorism, and etc, I don't take things internally. Instead, I feel anger. I don't understand why people hurt people. We are the only species on the planet that would intentionally want to hurt individuals from the same species.
I feel anger and then I want to find the solution for it. That's what I would focus on.

For victims (especially animals) getting abused and hurt by someone, I internalize that very much. Images burns my eyes I have to look away. The feeling of pain would linger me for days and would suffer me a lot.

Things happening in the world bothers me time to time but I think I have come to accept that it's okay to feel upset but I also have to understand that I have no power in changing the world right away or make everyone happy and hope for absolutely peaceful world. Also, for every crime, there are maybe two sides to the story.. There are just too many unknowns why the world is operating the way it is right now.

posted May 23, 2017 03:24 PM            

Three things.

1. I got rid of my TV and stopped reading newspapers and magazines. In doing this I avoid being manipulated by the media and I know my thoughts and perceptions are my own. I make sure I protect and nurture my mind.

2. I educated myself by academic and personal study of psychology, reading research available online and in books, to get a theoretical understanding of human behaviour and mass psychology.

3. I take action by working with people therapeutically in the community and in mental health. I take every opportunity to influence professional opinion on the causes and effects of social, political and psychological issues and to stamp out ignorance and stigma regarding the same.

I have come to the conclusion that mind is both the root of all strife and all joy.
Whether that be your mind, my mind, the mind of a country, the mind of a race or religion, etc.

The short version is that I took action. I can deal with it knowing that I am making a difference, no matter how small in the face of it all.

posted May 24, 2017 12:55 AM            

I also volunteer, or try to figure out how I can help.

posted May 24, 2017 01:13 AM            

I deal with it by not watching or paying attention to the news. It's not the best method but most of the news is BS anyway.

In times of tragedy I am realizing is it's important to try to not feed into the negative energy. We are all tapped into the collective unconscious especially on the internet so sometimes our "energy" isn't our own but one of many.

Whatever the case would love to learn some grounding/centering techniques.

#protect yourself, #protect your energy.

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posted May 24, 2017 02:55 AM            

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Originally posted by polkadotstars:

I don't like watching the news because I find it too overwhelming. How do you deal with it?

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posted May 24, 2017 04:23 PM            

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Originally posted by MoonMystic:
I don't choose to watch news either.
But I do my best not to but my family
on the other hand lives with me.
Like smokers, I get second hand
chaos.

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posted May 26, 2017 07:20 AM            

Also my cat has been sick and it just breaks my heart seeing him in pain.