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Douglas Chase's avatar

My heart goes out to you. I have so many of the same thoughts and fears. And I don’t have any advice on how to find peace or calm in the middle of all this. But, as you say, Elissa, you’re not alone.

Ian Mark Sirota's avatar

I’ve found that views about Iran and ongoing war are unfortunately tied directly to one’s partisan politics. It shouldn’t be, but it is.

Elissa Wald's avatar

Yes, I agree.

Tom Glaser's avatar

The people who claim that there was no credible evidence that Iran was near having nuclear weapons may want to read about the Iran nuclear archive Israel seized in 2018:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_infiltration_of_an_Iranian_nuclear_archive?wprov=sfti1#

Julie Potiker's avatar

I hear you. Nothing that you wrote or are thinking about is crazy, yet it’s possible with this level of upheaval inside your body, you may make yourself sick. And that wouldn’t be good for anyone, especially for you. So…if you’d like to have a zoom session where I can help you with techniques to calm your nervous system, it would be my pleasure. I’ve written a few books about this topic, have done hundreds of interviews, and I think I can help. It’s the least I can do in appreciation of your work. You can google me to see I’m legit (not that google can’t be wrong). I’m on the teaching team for the UCSD center for Mindfulness, and have been an MSC teacher since 2014.

Elissa Wald's avatar

What an incredibly lovely offer. I'd be so grateful!

Julie Potiker's avatar

Great- my email is juliepotiker@icloud.com

Send me an email and we can find an hour that works