Turn on the news, view Facebook, or worse, Twitter, open any form of media today and you are blasted with some sort of negativity. It is more than overwhelming to some (including myself). Unlike some other creative types who thrive in hostile environments, I have come to a complete stall. Every day is a struggle to tear myself away from different areas of social media. I tend to hop from one to another afraid that I'll miss some bit of news (international, national, local, among family and friends) that will end up impacting me. I have been unable to complete large creative projects for almost two years now. I work on them a bit here and there but I can't bring them to fruition. It's degrading. It's depressing. I'm stuck. I know that I'm not the only one experiencing this - social media and the news outlets tell me that I am not alone (yet, oh my God, how alone do I feel). I've considered taking a break from social media, the news, the computers, but then I start to feel anxious, really anxious. The best I can do is to cut down on my time spent in the virtual world. I'll let you know how that goes.
In the meantime I'll work on every day things like getting my house put together from our recent move, re-establishing services for my disabled son, and trying to take the time to get to know this new area/new town (weather permitting). Taking deep breaths and traveling through life one hour, one day at a time. I wish us all luck.
