My emotional regulation in regards to anger and the black and white thinking that comes with it have gotten worse this past year, in part due to covid I think, but I realised its largely due to how much time I've been spending on reddit, especially drama text post subreddits like AITA, entitled people, relashionships, etc etc. They're interesting and a good escape from real life, and better than insta/fb i thought.  

But I've realised because of how extremely empathetic this disorder makes me, constantly reading these often infuriating, unfair stories has been making me internalise those emotions and was slowly chipping away at my overall patience for people. Reading all the drama, rage, sadness and injustice made me so much more sensitive to it in real life. 

Just wanted to share cos I figure a lot of you use reddit for similiar purposes (fill the void/boredom/escapism) and might not realise either. We're like sponges and gotta be careful to not jump into muddy puddles, even if it looks like chocolate