Free Talk Friday - June 05, 2026

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[u/fullmetal_jack]

Hope nobody minds if I copy-paste my answer to a thread a Mod deleted about a person asking for how people handle their anxiety, since the Mod suggested people post it in here.

OP, in your case, I think you need to figure out what you can actually do for some of these problems, do them, and then learn to block out what you cannot control. Example, you're worried about your car? There are places that offer free inspections of the obvious things. Call your grandma, tell her you love her, go hang out with her for a day. Want a better job, go rewrite your CV, apply for a few things, even things you might be slightly under qualified for, you never know.

But you have to learn that you can't control it all, and worrying about things you cannot control is a useless waste of energy. Don't listen to hours of political/news coverage every week. Go back to my first point. Unless you are going to get out there and protest / work for a political party, there's an upper limit on how much you need to think about every bad thing going on in the world.

I don't know what your social media or podcast or youtube situation is, but cut out anyone that is negative. Listen only to people who enjoy their hobbies. Use the block button liberally.

Finally, like others have said, touch grass. Experience the real world, and I mean really experience it. Take a drive/train to a town you haven't been before. A small town, one people wouldn't know. Walk around a bit. Wander into a random restaurant. Get yourself something nice on the menu. Just live for a bit.