Been seeing a lot of content on Lemmy and google that has me feeling sad, y’all have any tips for distracting yourself when this happens?
Been seeing a lot of content on Lemmy and google that has me feeling sad, y’all have any tips for distracting yourself when this happens?
I’m going to assume a few things here.
You’re queer.
You care about the well-being of queer people.
Being constantly immersed in horrible news of the oppression of queer people has a negative effect on your mental well-being.
If all these are true, taking a step back, or a break from the 24h news cycle, or otherwise distracting yourself is a positive for you, a queer person. All of this, all the fighting we do for our rights, isn’t really worth it if we can’t take the time to fucking enjoy life as well. That’s not to say being well-informed and actively fighting oppression aren’t important, but you can’t carry that burden on your shoulders all the time. Self-care as a queer person is honestly a pretty radical act.