On Helplessness
Recently the news has been difficult for us, giving us grim pictures of pandemic misinformation, breakthrough cases and twenty years down the drain.
So it makes sense that for some, we might feel helpless to be in our (often more better) situation at home.
So what can you do with all this helplessness?
Recognise it. Validate what you're experiencing. Understand what happens when helplessness arrives. Does it make you doomscroll? Are you feeling more anxious and guilty?
Experience it. Emotions can flow in and out of our daily routine. Give yourself the space and safety to experience helplessness. Cry if you need to. Take a moment to breathe. Feel it.
Talk about it. You don't have to experience this feeling on your own. Talk about it with someone you feel safe with. Forward this text to a person you know who's experiencing it. You'll start to realise that helplessness can be a helpful, and shared experience too.
Don't be afraid to feel something like this.
@MellowMillennial
