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Have you ever cried over a celebrity or complete strangers death, why? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 days ago by Mr_Stellar@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Has the news of famous persons death ever made you cry even though you never met them, or a stranger that you knew about but never met? Why did it make you cry?

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[–] Mr_Stellar@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

When I was about 16 I had to make a conscious decision to not allow myself to feel as much towards the terrible things happening in the world. I would get so deep into feeling that it would wreck me for days sometimes. One day I just chose not to care, as if they were made up stories that I didn’t need to pay attention to. It worked but It changed my personality for years until I realized how to balance it, sort of. It still happens sometimes.