Just as COVID-19 pandemic consumed the airwaves and social media for almost two years, the war in Ukraine is now the main topic of each day and each hour of every day. The pandemic was truly a destructive worldwide pandemic that influenced our lives and livelihoods, increased income and often ethnic and racial inequality. Some even further weaponized this pandemic in fomenting fears of the other, especially people of Asian descent.
With the Russia invasion of Ukraine, the constant and overwhelming media coverage of the carnage and despair of the Ukrainian people is causing emotional distress for many people. And now the media's heavy coverage of talk of a possibility for chemical and nuclear weapons to be introduced in this equation is causing many people to ponder the heavy question of whether we're close to the outbreak of world war three.
This short episode offers no solutions and doesn't delve into the politics and real security concerns of Russia's unjust, uncalled for, and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But we cannot ignore the heavy negative emotional toll it's taking on people. We're now facing a recovery of sorts from maximum mitigation efforts to combat COVID-19, and now we've transitioned into a new level of dread with the crises in Ukraine.
It's okay to disconnect from this 24/7 news coverage of this war, associated carnage, and seemingly endless despair. Yes, it's fine to consume the news, but we must avoid being consumed by it to the point of emotional bewilderment and even depression and a kind of fatalism. It's okay to disconnect from the constant drumbeat of war and take moments or even days to breath and refresh yourself.
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