Dr Allison Andrews: I don’t think it needs saying but being surrounded by constant negativity - especially anger about the state of the world - is terrible for anyone’s mental health. It’s okay to mute words or not follow certain feeds or people. You have no obligation to engage in something if you don’t want to.

I still think this and I try to keep it in mind even while 80% of my feed is people expressing outrage and vitriol at anyone who isn’t wholeheartedly promoting some specific opinion about the best path forward for the world

I really do believe that most people are basically good, mean well, and want to have a positive impact on the world

I don’t think it needs saying but being surrounded by constant negativity - especially anger about the state of the world - is terrible for anyone’s mental health. It’s okay to mute words or not follow certain feeds or people. You have no obligation to engage in something if you don’t want to.

+if it's not helpful! I know lots of folks who feel like it's important somehow to witness this stuff, and it can be. But if it reaches a point where all it's doing is stopping you from being able to show up for your community by making you miserable, it's OK - imperative, even - to take a breather.

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