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CAN YOU HANDLE PRESSURE?  

stardust81937 87M
4345 posts
8/6/2016 2:39 am
CAN YOU HANDLE PRESSURE?

Donald Trump said on yesterday's news that he can handle pressure and Hillary cannot.

How about you and me? Are we able to handle pressure?

Speaking for myself, I've pretty much walked out of THAT theater--Thankfully... I mean, I'm so freaking old that no one pays much attention to me anyway..(which I love 'cause it's nice not to be bothered with all the petty crap we all have to handle while we're working at some job that a lot of us hate...)

-- Just sayin'.

How about Hillary? Is Donald just blowing smoke? Is Hillary able to handle pressure as well as Donald can--or perhaps even better than he does?

Unless one of THEM gets completely blown out of the water before the November election, we little guys will never know..As a personal observation, I think anyone who runs for political office at any level, probably is able to handle pressure better than the average Joe.

I mean, let's face it, political office is always a place where the person is sitting continually in the hot seat. I think when you're in some office subject to public view, you're probably always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Keeping your cool when you're under pressure is something that people handle in a hundred, different ways. A lot of men turn to alcohol to numb the feeling.

Drugs, both legal and illegal, are also used. Physical workouts are another way to shed some of the built up energy caused by pressure, and so is hot sex.

One of the biggest problems I had as a younger man when I was under some form of pressure was trouble sleeping. You lay there wide awake with your mind refusing to shut down.

I'm glad now that M's and my lives are pretty free of pressure. What about you sweet readers of this post? Do you handle pressure well?

I'm pretty sure there are people who actually look forward to pressure in their lives. It gives them a challenge, and gets their blood pumping...Are you one of these people?

by david stardust.. Saturday, August 6, 2016...






stardust81937 87M
8340 posts
8/7/2016 4:12 am

    Quoting justskin1:
    I don't think I handle pressure terribly well. I ruins my sleep an I tend to make poorer decisions. Fortunately I am retired so there is a lot less of it to deal with.
    I agree that running for a high public office puts a lot of pressure on a person. So far I think Don and Hillary have given some indications of who does better under pressure. As for the Presidents job, you only have to look at the before and after pics of them to know the pressure is intense. And they get top notch health care.
I think I'm about the same as you regarding pressure, Justskin. One of the main reasons I love this remote desert address where we live is because there are so few people out here that we have no neighbors to bother us.. When I lived in the city, the main problem I always seemed to have was some neighbor who was determined to plague me with some nonsense.

You're absolutely right about the toll that being president takes on the person.. Poor Obama has aged terribly during the eight years he's been in office. THAT poor guy has had about everything but the kitchen sink thrown at him during his two terms. Some of the racist minority could not stand seeing a half black man be president. It amazed me that Obama even gained the office. I really figured at the time that some form or really dirty trick would keep him from the office. I personally think that as the years go by, and the historians have a chance to sort things out, that Obama will emerge as one of our best presidents...


stardust81937 87M
8340 posts
8/7/2016 4:09 am

    Quoting sweet_VM:
    I think trump is loosing his stand right now.. He done a few stupid things over the past few weeks that will bring him down. Your lucky you like where you do and there is no pressure and you go down south for the winter time. hugssss V
The Donald is certainly showing how little he knows about the world and about world politics right now... Yes, Sweetness, M. and I are past the periods in our lives where pressure seemed to be on us... Our life is real sweet right now...


stardust81937 87M
8340 posts
8/7/2016 4:06 am

    Quoting Discretewizard:
    I, like you, gave up being pressured a long time ago. A lot of that came from adopting the 3rd rule, 95% of everything is crap. I've always been lucky. When the pressure was on I would somehow see exactly what needed doing and when and then made it so. I think so much of dealing with pressure comes from within. A confidence that you can handle it.
Yeah, Discrete ! You've really hit a home run with this comment... Tnanks!


sweet_VM 65F
81699 posts
8/6/2016 10:36 am

I think trump is loosing his stand right now.. He done a few stupid things over the past few weeks that will bring him down. Your lucky you like where you do and there is no pressure and you go down south for the winter time. hugssss V

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stardust81937 87M
8340 posts
8/6/2016 9:52 am

I think I'm about the same as you regarding pressure, Justskin. One of the main reasons I love this remote desert address where we live is because there are so few people out here that we have no neighbors to bother us.. When I lived in the city, the main problem I always seemed to have was some neighbor who was determined to plague me with some nonsense.

You're absolutely right about the toll that being president takes on the person.. Poor Obama has aged terribly during the eight years he's been in office. THAT poor guy has had about everything but the kitchen sink thrown at him during his two terms. Some of the racist minority could not stand seeing a half black man be president. It amazed me that Obama even gained the office. I really figured at the time that some form or really dirty trick would keep him from the office. I personally think that as the years go by, and the historians have a chance to sort things out, that Obama will emerge as one of our best presidents...


justskin1 72M
13175 posts
8/6/2016 7:22 am

I don't think I handle pressure terribly well. I ruins my sleep an I tend to make poorer decisions. Fortunately I am retired so there is a lot less of it to deal with.
I agree that running for a high public office puts a lot of pressure on a person. So far I think Don and Hillary have given some indications of who does better under pressure. As for the Presidents job, you only have to look at the before and after pics of them to know the pressure is intense. And they get top notch health care.


If you see me in the real world, come say "Hi Justskin."

I always behave. Preferably not well.


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