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Have you ever read something so distrubing.....

Northray — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 01:02:12 GMT

.....that you can't shake it and it actually depresses you. About three days ago I read a story on a precious little girl who was horribly abused in Arizona (I won't go into detials because it is very distrubing - google if you want but be warned) and I can't stop thinking about this baby girl. I could not sleep the night I read about it and I've been very down since then. I've actually called the center where they are treating her but they told me and I read yesterday that they can't accept donations on her behalf. Apparently donations and calls of offers to help have been pouring in from all over the country (thank God for good people). I know that unfortuntely these things happen way to often, but still it breaks my heart and I feel unsettled about her suffering. I just wonder how you handle horrible news?

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chickenbutt — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:16:10 GMT

Unfortunately, yes. Any time I see something about animals being hurt, or worse, it just takes me down - all the way. It probably doesn't help that I have PTSD and clinical depression, but there is a huge part of my heart where animals go without being filtered through all the trauma or anxiety - any of that.

Animals touch me so deeply that I just cannot see or hear about them being hurt by, let's face it, 99.9999% at the hands of humans to boot.

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goldensrbest — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:20:59 GMT

Yes i have, children being hurt,animals being hurt, it makes me just so angry, it upsets me down to my soul.

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fdmr628 — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:21:54 GMT

Yes, me too. The way animals are treated in our society and the world really affect me deeply. I've found that the Serenity Prayer and praying to God asking for help with this helps me cope with these things. I sincerely hope this helps you.

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Catty2 — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:24:29 GMT

I live in Phoenix, AZ and that story was unbelievable. I can only hope that with time she will get better and find a loving home. Relatives of her mother were interviewed and they said had no idea this was happening. They said whenever they asked about the girl her mother said she's fine. I don't have children and would have loved to have a daughter. God Bless her!

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Northray — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:36:39 GMT

@Catty2 wrote:
I live in Phoenix, AZ and that story was unbelievable. I can only hope that with time she will get better and find a loving home. Relatives of her mother were interviewed and they said had no idea this was happening. They said whenever they asked about the girl her mother said she's fine. I don't have children and would have loved to have a daughter. God Bless her!

I read that too. I pray they keep the baby far, far away from this family. I don't trust any of them.

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Northray — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:44:16 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
Unfortunately, yes. Any time I see something about animals being hurt, or worse, it just takes me down - all the way. It probably doesn't help that I have PTSD and clinical depression, but there is a huge part of my heart where animals go without being filtered through all the trauma or anxiety - any of that.

Animals touch me so deeply that I just cannot see or hear about them being hurt by, let's face it, 99.9999% at the hands of humans to boot.

I'm sorry about your depression and PTSD. Definitely be careful about what you read as you don't want to be upsetting yourself too much - I know hard to do in today's society.

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colliegirls — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:44:35 GMT

Stories of child abuse or animal abuse haunt me for a long time after I read it or see it. It is very disturbing.

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Northray — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:45:18 GMT

@fdmr628 wrote:
Yes, me too. The way animals are treated in our society and the world really affect me deeply. I've found that the Serenity Prayer and praying to God asking for help with this helps me cope with these things. I sincerely hope this helps you.

Thank you.

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SurferWife — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 23:52:09 GMT

Plain & simple...those abusers need a bullet in the head.

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curlywhitedog — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:02:24 GMT

@chickenbutt:

I'm the same way...stories about animal cruelty bring me to my knees. I can't read a book or watch a movie where there might be a scene about a dog being mistreated (or worse)...even though I know it's not real, things like that happen in real life and that makes me sadder than anything else I encounter in the course of my day. I'm on Facebook and some of my friends are animal activists and rescuers (God bless them for the work they do) but they often post pictures or stories about the animals and the situations they rescue them from and I just can't watch/see/read about them without being emotionally affected. I do whatever I can to support my local animal shelter but no matter what, we can't save them all and those that slip by just break my heart.

You and I are kindred spirits indeed...

Maria

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pattypeep — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 00:27:01 GMT

Yes, this happened to me, too until I learned several years ago to not read any articles like that if children or animals are involved. It breaks my heart and I have, like you, been unable to sleep.

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Azcowgirl — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 04:55:48 GMT

I can't watch or read details of abused children or animals either. I find it very difficult to get the image out of my head and I get very down and feel almost ill, or on the verge of a panic attack.

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 05:02:20 GMT

Of course those stories affect those of us who aren't monsters. I cringe when learning about them all.

Last year a man killed his own infant daughter by having s8x with her - she was three weeks old. I was angry for days and the authorities requested the media to remove themselves from the story and details.

An aquaintance of mine retired from the bench as a prosecuting attorney for child abuse. She really is a special person to have such a career. She just plain told me that those kind of people are wired that way and there isn't any reforming them. She spoke from years of experience as she would see they had no regrets at all. They just regretted being caught.

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Plaid Pants2 — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 11:48:44 GMT

I choose to avoid reading any stories that might upset me.

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MomCat — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:16:37 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
Plain & simple...those abusers need a bullet in the head.

While I agree with you, I don't care to witness it. LOL Seriously, there are many things happening these days that make me physically ill. So much evil and stupidity. I try my best to tune out. Let's put it this way - I'm actually happy I'm the age I am and not any younger. That's sad, but that's how I feel.

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CalminHeart — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:14:49 GMT

You may not be able to donate to that little girl's needs but you could donate to other children's needs. Kids are abused every where just like the one story you read about. It is not unique to AZ. Find a local shelter and contribute money and time. Find a local charity that helps kids and donate. It may not go toward that one little girl but it will help other little girls and boys just like her.

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CalminHeart — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:18:20 GMT

@curlywhitedog wrote:

@chickenbutt:

I'm the same way...stories about animal cruelty bring me to my knees. I can't read a book or watch a movie where there might be a scene about a dog being mistreated (or worse)...even though I know it's not real, things like that happen in real life and that makes me sadder than anything else I encounter in the course of my day. I'm on Facebook and some of my friends are animal activists and rescuers (God bless them for the work they do) but they often post pictures or stories about the animals and the situations they rescue them from and I just can't watch/see/read about them without being emotionally affected. I do whatever I can to support my local animal shelter but no matter what, we can't save them all and those that slip by just break my heart.

You and I are kindred spirits indeed...

Maria

I feel like that about animals and children too. My dog is a rescue. I got him 2 years ago when he was 2 yrs old. He had been neglected and abused. He didn't even know how to eat or drink out of a bowl!! He was skin and bones and horribly afraid of everything. He lives like a king now. He'll never get over everything he went through but he's worlds better than he was. I can't save all the animals but I can save this one. I don't know what I'd do without him now.

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GingerPeach — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:53:58 GMT

I'm with @chickenbutt and @curlywhitedog and others who describe very well how they feel when reading stories (real or even fiction) of this type of cruelty.

I just took a news feed off my favorites because it too frequently has these stories.

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curlywhitedog — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:10:39 GMT

@GingerPeach wrote:
I'm with @chickenbutt and @curlywhitedog and others who describe very well how they feel when reading stories (real or even fiction) of this type of cruelty.

I just took a news feed off my favorites because it too frequently has these stories.

@GingerPeach

I've done the same, I take off news feeds and, sadly enough, I have had to remove friends from my feed as well. I can check back on their pages whenever I want so I can keep up wih their news but I just can't deal with the posts.

Maria