Tuning Out the Noise, Turning Up the Fight: How I am Surviving (and Resisting Fascism) in 2025 and Beyond
Your Anxiety About the World Makes Sense. You’re Feeling It, You’re Paying Attention’—A Love Letter to the Overwhelmed People of the World (from a NeuroDivergent Activist).
Multiple people close to me (family members and friends) have said in recent weeks that they "don't know how I do it" (not falling apart while spending much of my time immersed in current events and keeping up with current American and global political news).
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I typically limit my news and media consumption in my day-to-day life. Still, recently, I have spent many hours a day listening to and reading news stories from all over the world (including those that are far-right learning so I can see what the other side is up to).
Someone else in my life (who I will not name to protect their privacy) was being hard on themselves for feeling stressed out and anxious about what's happening in the world, and all I could say to them was, "The world is a mess right now. Things are scary, and people are hurting. Your feelings make sense, considering the state of the world. I'm more concerned about people who aren't paying attention or don't have any feelings about what's happening. If you're feeling right now, it means you're paying attention (instead of tuning out and ignoring the world's suffering). Don't be ashamed of your feelings. Your compassion is beautiful."
It's okay to have feelings.
Some people with the kindest hearts will profoundly feel the weight of what is happening worldwide.
To outsiders, what's going on may not seem to emotionally impact me (a perception far from reality).
I do feel the weight of everything upon me, but destroying the oligarchy and shining light on what the billionaires want to do in the darkness has become my hyper-focus. This mission gives me meaning and purpose.
As an Autistic Person, working on a problem I'm obsessed with solving brings me ease.
In my "hyper-focus area," I find myself in a flow, processing and sorting information, looking for patterns, trying to focus on finding things that aren't being talked about enough (or that it seems the other side doesn't want to be illuminated).
It's like a puzzle I'm trying to solve—a mission.
While I am on my mission, the part of me that feels all the heavy emotions and worry slips away, leaving me to sit with my get-shit-done-warrior-part, who delights in smashing oppressive people and feels invigorated by the challenge of taking down bullies.
