Serious Questions Only Thread

vanityy99 wrote: »

Why am I more stressed out and alarmed over what’s happening with Iran and America then actual (some) Americans 😭

Why do you think you're more concerned? Because you're trying to engage others to speak about it & they decline? Or something else? How are you expressing it? If you're frantic (you said stressed out & alarmed), some may not wish to enter into a frantic discussion cuz it's upsetting. Where are you coming across these people? If they're saying they don't wish to discuss it or say something dismissive, perhaps you're taking that as a sign of uncaring, when it's only that they don't care to express vulnerability or talk about such subjects at work or when simply wanting to food shop.

Many people don't outwardly express stress or concern or feelings, for that matter, when in public... that's not just in the states. Some may think that if people are not sobbing at a funeral, they feel nothing, when it's untrue as it's taking everything to hold in crushing pain. A lot of us here, especially if over 40, come from families like that.

We don't ever know what anyone else is thinking.

We're also so over-saturated with bad news on all fronts... financial, national security, working long hours, unemployment, cost of living, school shootings, worry for children, aging parents, etc., many just need to turn off to go about their daily tasks, merely for self preservation. We're bombarded with bad news enough... newspapers, Internet, TV... many don't wish to discuss it further, especially with co-workers or strangers.

I rarely discuss war, politics, gov't, religion, salary, relationships, death with anyone other than those involved with those things in my personal life. Many of us are private people. Maybe you're not?