
A mental health plan for when the News is overwhelming
The Blindboy Podcast
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Anxiety Attacks - What Happens When You're Concerned?
When you experience concern, your thoughts aren't rigid. There's a bit of flexibility to em i view the threat in a realistic way. Because i'm concerned and not flooded with anxiety, i feel a sense of agency around the thing that's threatening me. I can't control what's happening in ukrane, but i will calmly identify what things are inside of my control. And apparently, when you're concerned, you have the capacity to empathize. You can think about other people's needs because you're not viewing everything from the lens of threat and danger. So with depression, i see some upsetting news, some news that makes me feel very, very upset,. Other humans being
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