>I have a couple constant doom and gloom panickers in my world
>too. I dont know how to react other than try to offer
>perspective or more hopeful news. it doesn't seem to work, I
>dont want to discount them because I have major anxiety behind
>all this too, but I dont want to feed it either because it's
>so unhealthy in its own right. There are a couple people on my
>news feed I had to mute. These are people I'm not necessarily
>close to and it's just a constant stream of who died in the
>last hour, or any article that lays out the worst projections,
>of false recoveries or healthy young people dying
>
>I get that everyone has their own way of dealing, but I'm not
>trying to curl up in a ball of fear.
>
>Stay up tho, man. Also, stay in.


ugh. those cats are the worst man! Spreading news and facts does not necessarily mean we need constant horror stories of vulnerable communities and neighborhoods taking huge losses. But I also recognize that it comes from anxieties they are feeling internally, so I am going to try to reach out on some casual mental health check shit.

Yeah, been hitting the park down the block a few times a week. a couple times met up with homies that live close (keeping distance) to run and do workouts. Other than that, staying inside. My wife gives me a little grief and I have become more and more paranoid as a result (as I should). But the exercise is really good for anxiety.

Hope you're good out there too bro