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Lately, 3 disturbing news stories have occurred, and one today my sister told me about happened in my community and the boy is of the same culture/ethnicity. He was I think 20 years old, and depressed. He lit his home on fire while his siblings were asleep, and his brother died. His sister did not die, but is in the hospital - she is fine physically though. The other story was about the Facebook Killer, which some of you may have heard about. Both of these stories made me cry and just stayed on mind. It just makes me so sad hearing news like this. The other story is not as much sad as it is disturbing, but this guy I used to work with I heard he was on TV and talking about his addiction to dolls or sex dolls. He is in love with this artificial doll and is in an actual relationship with it. This was very disturbing and strange, but I had to youtube his story. Do any of you feel this way where something horrible has happened not to you specifically, and it stays on your mind?
 
How can some be in a relationship with a chunk of rubber and wig hair? I mean, I can see the attraction to something concrete to project fantasy onto, but that’s just absurd. You know this weirdo personally?!
 
Nearly everything I see on the news affects me that way. Some things you just can’t “unsee.” 😦
 
steve93 said:
How can some be in a relationship with a chunk of rubber and wig hair? I mean, I can see the attraction to something concrete to project fantasy onto, but that’s just absurd. You know this weirdo personally?!
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Lol, I know i thought it was insane when I heard. I used to work at the same company with him, but we never really talked because we were in different departments. But, I know who he was. He was always a little strange but I would never had thought he would be Into something like this! The YouTube video of it was shocking. I’ve never even heard of this before.
 
steve93 said:
Don’t look up the face book video, just don’t.
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Sorry I should have warned! But I never seen the actual video! I don’t want to, but I read about the whole story because at the time they were saying he could be in the same state as where I live. But, yes don’t look up the actual video! Sorry if you didn’t know about it
 
Cupcake143 said:
Lately, 3 disturbing news stories have occurred, and one today my sister told me about happened in my community and the boy is of the same culture/ethnicity. He was I think 20 years old, and depressed. He lit his home on fire while his siblings were asleep, and his brother died. His sister did not die, but is in the hospital - she is fine physically though. The other story was about the Facebook Killer, which some of you may have heard about. Both of these stories made me cry and just stayed on mind. It just makes me so sad hearing news like this. The other story is not as much sad as it is disturbing, but this guy I used to work with I heard he was on TV and talking about his addiction to dolls or sex dolls. He is in love with this artificial doll and is in an actual relationship with it. This was very disturbing and strange, but I had to youtube his story. Do any of you feel this way where something horrible has happened not to you specifically, and it stays on your mind?
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Abraham Lincoln once said, “most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be”

There are about three hundred sixty million people in the United States. The vast majority live their lives well, love their family, go to work, come home, do something enjoyable that harms no one, and have a relationship with the Lord that gives meaning to their lives. I might suggest that if you spend your time looking at all the evil in the world, you will eventually, lead a life of despair and heartache. Suggest you focus on all the good around you. And maybe do a good deed or two. Compliment someone on something you like, pay for the person’s coffee behind you in line at Starbucks (or whatever,0 give a friend a hug, drop a buck or two in the "poor box (if they still have them), whatever makes you and another feel good.

Remember, if you spend you life looking at the ground, you’ll never see the stars.:extrahappy::dancing:
 
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Cupcake143:
One other thing I read in the news today. I don’t know if you read the story, but on the Saturday before Easter, a former professional football player named Todd Heap (played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Arizona Cardinals) was doing some chores around his house in Arizona and went to move his pickup truck in the driveway. He accidentally ran over his three year old daughter named Holly (I believe that’s right) and killed her.

There was a story today on an internet sports site that said the Heap family is asking everyone to make this Wednesday (tomorrow) a Hollyday. The urge people to do what I said in my above post, do a good deed, share a hug or a smile, a compliment or a helping hand; anything that would brighten up someone’s day. A random act of kindness in honor of their daughter Holly who they say gave the best hugs.

A father and by extension a family who experienced a horror and an agony that, to me, is incomprehensible is trying to bring some good out of a tragedy.

If you want people to smile at you, smile at them first, if you want friends, be a friend, if you want to be loved, love.

Like the great bishop Fulton J. Sheen once said, “you cannot be grateful and unhappy at the same time.” Thank God for all you have for which you are grateful, and don’t dwell on the rest.

Shalom
 
joeybaggz said:
Abraham Lincoln once said, “most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be”

There are about three hundred sixty million people in the United States. The vast majority live their lives well, love their family, go to work, come home, do something enjoyable that harms no one, and have a relationship with the Lord that gives meaning to their lives. I might suggest that if you spend your time looking at all the evil in the world, you will eventually, lead a life of despair and heartache. Suggest you focus on all the good around you. And maybe do a good deed or two. Compliment someone on something you like, pay for the person’s coffee behind you in line at Starbucks (or whatever,0 give a friend a hug, drop a buck or two in the "poor box (if they still have them), whatever makes you and another feel good.

Remember, if you spend you life looking at the ground, you’ll never see the stars.:extrahappy::dancing:
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That’s good advice. Thank you!
 
joeybaggz said:
One other thing I read in the news today. I don’t know if you read the story, but on the Saturday before Easter, a former professional football player named Todd Heap (played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Arizona Cardinals) was doing some chores around his house in Arizona and went to move his pickup truck in the driveway. He accidentally ran over his three year old daughter named Holly (I believe that’s right) and killed her.

There was a story today on an internet sports site that said the Heap family is asking everyone to make this Wednesday (tomorrow) a Hollyday. The urge people to do what I said in my above post, do a good deed, share a hug or a smile, a compliment or a helping hand; anything that would brighten up someone’s day. A random act of kindness in honor of their daughter Holly who they say gave the best hugs.

A father and by extension a family who experienced a horror and an agony that, to me, is incomprehensible is trying to bring some good out of a tragedy.

If you want people to smile at you, smile at them first, if you want friends, be a friend, if you want to be loved, love.

Like the great bishop Fulton J. Sheen once said, “you cannot be grateful and unhappy at the same time.” Thank God for all you have for which you are grateful, and don’t dwell on the rest.

Shalom
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That is such a sad and tragic story, but I loved how they made something good out of it instead of dwelling. And my name is Holly too!
 
I am giving thanks today because I heard that a plane fell out of the sky onto a busy road, on several cars. Before I heard any more I prayed some hail marys.
Later it turned out that no one was injured or killed. They’re saying it’s a miracle. I’m saying God is good, and hears our prayers.
He does not always answer them as we prefer, but he definitely hears us.

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steve93 said:
Don’t look up the face book video, just don’t.
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Actually don’t look up any of this stuff. Pray for the world and try to be holy. To dwell and seek out these things is unhealthy. The op should not seek out troublesome things.
 
Cupcake, you might find this blog post and the referenced resources useful. It’s about highly sensitive people (or HSPs) for short. A lot of what she writes about rings true for me. I cannot watch news or even read it if it covers violent subject matter because it causes very real physical symptoms - I get nauseated, I cry, I can’t stop thinking about it all day. HSPs are also called “empaths” by some people. I just feel what other people feel, incredibly deeply, and while that can be a strength when it comes to charity and helping others in today’s world it can also be overstimulating and exhausting with the stream of constant information.

It’s hard to balance that with the need to be an informed member of society, but I just avoid all clickbait and horror stories to the extent that I can. There is no use in drowning in tragedy. Which is a hard thing to say and I’ve often felt that I’m somehow being cruel if I don’t know every part of it so I can help, but trust me, you can’t live your life like that. It will immobilize you.

God bless you.
 
Cupcake143 said:
That is such a sad and tragic story, but I loved how they made something good out of it instead of dwelling. And my name is Holly too!
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So, if my advice brought a measure of peace and/or a smile to your life, then I guess you could say I did my good deed for Holly, in honor of Holly.👍:dancing::extrahappy:

I feel good!
 
joeybaggz said:
So, if my advice brought a measure of peace and/or a smile to your life, then I guess you could say I did my good deed for Holly, in honor of Holly.👍:dancing::extrahappy:

I feel good!
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You did! Thank you 🙂
 
pensmama87 said:
Cupcake, you might find this blog post and the referenced resources useful. It’s about highly sensitive people (or HSPs) for short. A lot of what she writes about rings true for me. I cannot watch news or even read it if it covers violent subject matter because it causes very real physical symptoms - I get nauseated, I cry, I can’t stop thinking about it all day. HSPs are also called “empaths” by some people. I just feel what other people feel, incredibly deeply, and while that can be a strength when it comes to charity and helping others in today’s world it can also be overstimulating and exhausting with the stream of constant information.

It’s hard to balance that with the need to be an informed member of society, but I just avoid all clickbait and horror stories to the extent that I can. There is no use in drowning in tragedy. Which is a hard thing to say and I’ve often felt that I’m somehow being cruel if I don’t know every part of it so I can help, but trust me, you can’t live your life like that. It will immobilize you.

God bless you.
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Thank you so much! I will take a look at that blog, sounds like it would describe me also. I don’t get like this about every sad news, but some stories definitely
Do affect me. Thank you though for your advice!

God Bless you also!
 
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