If you're like most people who listen to this podcast, you are a light worker and an empath.

So sometimes when we are feeling big emotions like fear, it's energy we have absorbed and taken on from the collective, not even our own.

Sometimes when we feel big emotions like fear, it's simply energy that we've absorbed and taken on from the collective or our closest circles.

It's not even our own.

Immersing yourself in social media and the mainstream news in particular is detrimental to your wellbeing, so my suggestion is to put down the phone and step away...

You may consider it harmless to doom scroll on Instagram, TikTok, etc., but beware that these programs are designed to create an echo chamber around you.

For instance, if you find a story on social media that makes you pause and say, “Oh my goodness, that's awful! What if that happens to ME?”

...the algorithm will notice that you watched and reacted, so it will feed you more of the same. Before long, your entire feed is filled with stories that are reaffirming your worst fears and anxieties.

Fears that never would've been introduced into your life had you, say, spent that doom scroll time tending to your garden, or choosing to play with your kids or pets.

Whether it's social media, the news, or your gloom and doom next door neighbor, it's essential to separate what is yours from what is not.