I don't know what the point of my post is, but I guess I've been thinking about this lately because the end of the year is always a time of reflection.

And with that said, as a person who deals with a lot of bad anxiety, the feeling of powerlessness in the face of terrible world events is the absolute worst. I'm especially talking about earlier this year, back in February and March, when all Eastern Europe news was everywhere on social media (I can't say the "U" word, or my post will be removed).

Just all that terrible news that was being slammed in one's face every day. And knowing that no matter how much you scroll on your phone, the situation was thousands of miles away and you can't do a single thing about it except watch people suffer. Then you blame yourself and feel like you're not "doing enough" to help, leading to a spiral of guilt and anxiety.

Did anyone else really struggle with this? I don't keep up with the news anymore, but it was just the worst feeling.