I think I'm having an anxiety attack

[Joe the Revelator]

I've been pretty good not needing to be "talked down" (god I loathe that phrase, can we retire it on Wednesday? Please?) but tonight I feel like I'm about to fly an airplane with no training.

I think its the lack of bad news. I was fully anticipating some type of surprise this weekend. Its just so quiet. Which is good, just surreal. What was the weekend before election day '96 like?

I realize I'm rambling. I'm just a nervous guy to begin with. I'm not use to my party being on the precipice of victory.

[renie408]

1. You really need to get yourself a bong and a good supplier. n/t

[Joe the Revelator]

2. One of the shitty parts of moving to a new city..

[parasim]

4. Agreed...

I recently moved to a new state and I'm kinda freaking out these days...

[tekisui]

5. Try a college.

Look for dreads.

[renie408]

8. My best 'supplier' is the most white bread country boy you have ever seen.

[tekisui]

12. Indeed,they are the best.

[Joe the Revelator]

10. how do you approach somebody? I'm a pretty straight lace looking dude

They'd think I was a NARC.

[K Gardner]

16. ROFL !! We're all going to end up in jail trying to get through this.. too funny ! "DUers Looking

to Score."

[Joe the Revelator]

19. haha...any port in a storm.

[renie408]

6. Oh, hey, that does suck n/t

[Meshuga]

3. Don't I wish I had a supplier?

I need it too. :-)

[Hokie]

7. They are always like this

I remember 1996 and even though I was 99% sure that Clinton would easily beat Dole I still was not calm until the returns start coming in on Tuesday night. My advice is read a good book about something like sports or science. Read something completely divorced from politics. Turn off the TV. The talking heads will only plant seeds of doubt. You see that is what they do. They want to keep you watching for the next "breaking story". Finally, look at Obama. Look how calm he has been. Even when the media went gaga over McCain's absurd choice of a running mate he never got off message or lost his cool. He knew that bluster fades and truth endures.

[scheming daemons]

9. The weekend before the election of '96? Not much.....

Dole was still out there saying "don't believe the polls... I feel a sea change"


I remember Mary Matalin on CNN trying to trump up the "illegal chinese donations" charge and saying that Americans would reject Clinton at the last minute.

[Joe the Revelator]

13. See that does make me feel better...

I couldn't remember if Dole was showing any confidence.

[3littlebirds]

11. Hang in there

I'm going through the same thing. I feel like I'm losing it. I can't take it. I don't trust these bastards and until it's a done deal, I won't breath.
We know how we felt last time and we can't help it. I was so disappointed in 2004, it was so bad, I can't imagine what this would be like. We all have that inside of us. We don't trust them. When this is over and Barack is the winner I will breath a deep breath and begin to live and regain what I lost for the past 8 years. But I'm still afraid.

[3littlebirds]

15. Your right

I've been saying that all week, I won't watch or listen to anything about the election until it's over. But I can't. That night I hope to take a Sleeping herb and go to sleep and wake up and it will all be ok.

[K Gardner]

14. Wolsh, my friend.. take a breath, watch this new Obama ad a dozen times or so, go

listen to Obama's Infomercial, or his Acceptance Speech, then take some Advil PM and try to sleep !

It's almost over and it's going to be fine. I promise you this.

http://www.progressivefuture.org/american-tune%22 :hug:

[Joe the Revelator]

21. You rock....I'm going to start thanking people who made this cycle fun

You're at the top of my list. So thanks :-D

[LiberalinNC]

17. I hear ya!!!

Feeling very nervous about Tuesday! Have had a stomach ache for days! I am so ready for Wednesday when we can officialy call Senator Obama, President Obama!

[Quixote1818]

18. I would take a break away from the election and chop some wood or something

I have had anxiety attacks before and doing yard work always helps me. It causes you to focus your attention on something mindless and soothing.

[Joe the Revelator]

20. My wife is kind of new to politics, she asked me tonight I told her I was worried tonight....

and she asked me if there was any way I really thought that McCain could pull this out.You would have thought that I posted on Free republic the way I was coming up with low probability scenarios.

[3littlebirds]

22. I think we've been trying so long.

We've been at this so long, that we're going crazy knowing it is finally here. I still just want it to be over with. And I will know the Country will be ok.
And we are not lost.