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I work closely with media (news) and social media and this is my advice to anyone feeling this way:
Before considering a drastic change (ex: moving to somewhere remote), make it a habit to spend significantly less time on social media, read/watch less news, and let your social circle know that you’d like to take a break from discussing current events - then see where your mental and emotional state is in a couple months. And, use all that free time to get out on nature, go hiking, explore news parks, plant a garden, see your friends, cultivate a hobby, whatever you’re into.
I’m not against living somewhere rural or remote, I just don’t think it will solve the problem you’re describing. You sound overstimulated and emotionally overwhelmed and I truly feel that has more to do with media consumption vs where you live.
Thank you, I appreciate your thoughtful responses. I definitely think that's it, but with ANOTHER school shooting I'm just petrified to put my kid in school. He starts Kindergarten next fall and I have honestly just been dreading that day because I feel like I can't protect him. I used to live in CO for a bit as a kid and went to school down the street from Columbine- I will never forget the day that happened. I was terrified to go to school but thought it would never happen again... and here we are. Then, I had friends in the theater in Aurora, CO that got shot up. The fear is just embedded in me and I know at any moment, we'll be hearing about another mass shooting. I think almost daily I think, "ok what would I do if there was a shooter in this grocery store? in this theater? in this mall? How would I protect my son? Where is a hiding place?" I go to therapy and take meds but it's obviously not enough to chill me out.
I’d move to another country. New Zealand sounds nice.
Same, I spent some time there in college and loved it. Nice, quiet, remote and away from the world...
I’m Canadian and live in San Diego. I feel pretty safe in our area of Hillcrest. Guess you could do Poway if you don’t mind going to the burbs.
Bombay Beach, CA
San Diego is one of the more safe places to live. I’ve lived here for 30-plus years. What exactly are you of afraid of living here?
Not to be a bummer but there are plenty of guns in small towns and probably per capita more in rural areas. For instance Uvalde has a population of 15,000 and Newton (Sandy Hook) has a population less than 30,000. Absent moving to another country, sadly you can’t escape it.
Stop paying attention to the news. If you think about it big picture, the news only exists to report negative information and problems. There’s rarely, "here’s some good news!" It’s all about drawing eyeballs: it’s an entertainment business at the end of the day. You have to realize that you have zero control over what happens out there in the world, and so there’s little reason to stress about it. Just focus on what YOU can control and your own life.
I’ve got bad news for you manager 1. Until the supreme court composition changes from a conservative super majority to a liberal one, (most likely not for a generation, given the age of the justices), there is no regulation that would decrease gun violence that could survive judicial scrutiny. No amount of paying attention to the news is going to change that basic fact and reality.
Rural San Diego county
Hate to say this but you're gonna have the issue with always being on the edge in CA as well with the amount of homelessness and all the crime that goes on. I live in San Diego and have seen enough on my Ring cameras to make my thoughts go mad at night. We once legit had a homeless dude walk up to our porch and almost tried opening the door. Luckily it was broad daylight so I immediately went to the door to ask what he was doing there and my husband shood him away