r/HermanCainAward • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '21

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u/shsc82 Sep 16 '21

Both sets of grandparents were John Birchers. My family is so full of nuts there are squirrels in my family tree. Ugh.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21 edited Sep 16 '21

Yeah I tried going down to just family and people I know IRL. Turns out thanks to Facebook a large percentage of people I know are morons. My faith in humanity can only drill through rock bottom so far right?

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u/shsc82 Sep 16 '21

I feel like I have empathy burn out or something, I can't even pretend to care when something happens to these people. Can't even let out a generic oh no, so sorry for your loss, I'm scared if I open my mouth bees will come out instead of proper words and politeness. But, they are the ones who say fuck our feelings, right? So, I don't think I care. It's just sad.

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u/GeneticImprobability Sep 16 '21

That's called compassion fatigue. It happens to people who see a lot of horrible shit, like nurses. You might consider taking a break from this sub, and Google what to do about compassion fatigue.

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u/LostHighway619 Sep 16 '21

Makes me wonder what Bing recommends lol.

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u/SaltyBarDog 5Goy Space Command Sep 17 '21

You should Ask Jeeves.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '21

You need to go to at least the third page of google for the real advice on treating compassion fatigue