Have you noticed that your mood swings have been… a little extreme lately?
Well, it’s all self-inflicted. Take Messycow — a typical day of my emotions goes roughly like this.
Checking the outbreak news…
The more news I read, the scarier it gets. Let’s check the group chats instead!
Nope. Nope. I need to get out of the house and take a walk.
Is this even the same world?
Otherwise, even if the virus doesn’t get me, the madness will.
Right. So if I do end up with a split personality, the diagnosis will be two words: asked for it.
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Okay, jokes aside. Messycow wants to remind everyone about a real thing called “empathy overload.”
Right now we’re all absorbing far too much information, every single day, and stockpiling far too many emotions — especially the heavy ones: grief, anger, anxiety.
If it’s starting to affect your body or your mind, take that seriously. Don’t let an oversized heart wreck your own health! You have to take care of yourself before you can take care of anyone else. As long as the green hills stand, there will always be firewood to burn.
When you’re feeling low, step away from the doom-feed for a while.
Or……
— Messy Cow, Seattle, February 11, 2020
“Loving me is loving yourself.”
