Burning Out While the World is Burning Down
<p>Writing about activism and politics can be difficult. Part of the gig is that you have an eye on what’s going on around the world, and a front-row seat to the news when things go horribly wrong.</p>
<p>There are days when it feels overwhelming. Look, another wildfire. Look, another law that targets a marginalized community. Look, another hospital was bombed. Look, more refugees drowned. Look, look, look…</p>
<p>Our job is to look. Our job is to take in all of the details and commit them to paper for our readers.</p>
<p>But when you live with your head buried in the worst headlines and stories of current events, it can start to feel like a box full of rocks on the end of your neck. That weight makes it hard to stand up straight.</p>
<p>In time, it’s pretty common for writers in this niche to develop a form of<strong> </strong><a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9225-caregiver-burnout" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>caregiver burnout</strong></a>. A sense of apathy and numbness, an almost <a href="https://iep.utm.edu/nihilism/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>nihilistic</strong></a> feeling.</p>
<p>Things don’t get better, so why bother? Why keep leaping into the battle if you’re never going to win?</p>
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