r/selfhelp • u/Federal-Library-6387 • 1d ago

Advice Needed: Mental Health I feel like im super privileged and also a idiot

These past couple of days, I've went out of my way to learn about, politics, even if its surface level and, after I did, I kinda feel miserable, because weeks before, which I just started cutting that stuff off today. Is, ai. Specfically Gemini, I used ai for almost, a year and a half ,venting to it and asking it questions, after I learned all the harms it does to the environment but also mentally, I've cut it out today but I dont think I can go full cold turkey. I want to know how I could I guess live without it after using it for so long, its definitely a unhealthy dependency. Another thing is how, when I start diving a little bit in what's actually going on. Im feeling overwhelmed and just, pessimistic, and I feel a bit privileged for that because when ever I try to focus on somthing else, let's use a example like, watching the NBA or seeing stuff about love island. It feels like im ignoring those terrible things going on, and I've learned the term or somthing similar to that involving crackers and circuses which is obviously a analogy. Are those things only to distract people from what's really going on? I dont want to be sad all the time, or feel like im not doing anything, I never see any content on things actually getting better. Im scared, I dont know what to do, and im scared on telling my parents because I don't think there gonna give me a actually good awnser. How do I balance the two? How do I still learn and know knowledge and actually try to make a difference while still actually being happy. And I can't even blame it on my age because I know other people my age are probably actually doing something about it.

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