One of my most severe and long lasting psychotic episodes was fed and nourished by politics and news. Specifically, it was triggered during the early days of an infamous presidential candidacy.
Every time I see a related post in my feed without a cw, my eyes are initially drawn to it, and then a little bit of anxiety is dropped in into my bucket. I have to actively talk myself through every little drop of anxiety, but the fear is that my bucket will eventually fill up, potentially leading to another episode.
I like to occasionally bring this up because it is important to those of us who are affected by politics.
*This was my response to a post in my feed, but I didn’t want to overwhelm the original poster with all the hashtags so I just copied it here.
Add comment