Does anyone else feel the same way? 

In particular, I'm talking about earlier this year in February and March when all the Eastern Europe news was everywhere on social media and the Internet (I can't say the "U" word, or my post will be removed).

I feel like that's the part that really got to me when "it" was all over the news and everywhere 24/7 earlier this year. I'm already a naturally anxious person who always wants to help people.

And with so much of that news being slammed in my face (and everyone else's) earlier in the year. It's like no matter how much I scrolled through my phone, people were going die at the end of the day and there was absolutely nothing I can do except sit there and watch people suffer.

Then you begin to blame yourself and feel guilty for not "doing enough", even though you're halfway across the world. Pulling yourself into a spiral where you feel like you have to stay informed no matter what, even at the cost of your own mental health. Didn't help that there are/were people on social media trying to guilt trip those who pulled away from the news.

It's such a destructive spiral and the worst feeling in the world. I guess this has been on my mind lately since it's the end of the year and I always reflect. Did anyone else have similar feelings earlier this year?