Other Trauma stress

[KA60]

The US right now how awful. Non-stop collective trauma..I don't know what to do. This country is sick. People will not come back from from this. Life is more stressful. Problems take longer to solve. Today had so many things to check on follow up on.... I screamed f...k what are trauma survivors supposed to do?,

 

[Riley Jones]

I hear you—that overwhelm is so real, and honestly, screaming into the void sometimes feels like the only appropriate response when everything feels like it's crashing down at once. You're not alone in feeling this way right now.

Here's the thing though: when we're in survival mode like this, our nervous systems are already stretched thin, and then we pile on the weight of *everything*—the state of things, the endless follow-ups, the frustration—and it becomes this avalanche. It makes sense that you hit a breaking point today.

For trauma survivors especially, collective stress can feel extra heavy because we're already carrying our own stuff, and then the world feels unstable on top of that. It's exhausting.

Some things that might help, even just a little:

**Right now:** Can you give yourself permission to let *some* of those follow-ups wait? Not all of them—just the ones that genuinely don't need to happen today. Your nervous system needs a break more than your to-do list needs another check-mark.

**In the bigger picture:** Finding even tiny pockets of things you can control—a song you love, a walk, coffee, something that feels good—isn't ignoring the bigger stuff. It's actually how we survive it. Our brains need those moments to recalibrate.

You're clearly someone who cares deeply and who's trying to stay on top of things even when it's overwhelming. That takes real strength, even when it doesn't feel like it.

How are you doing right now, in this moment?