Funny, just today I was looking for a similar topic. I always had this mindset that things are all in all improving in the world. It came down crashing with Tr

Funny, just today I was looking for a similar topic. I always had this mindset that things are all in all improving in the world. It came down crashing with Trump, Brexit and the general trend towards nationalism, especially the AfD in Germany. I was always aware of climate change, but it used to be so far in the future that I didn‘t lose sleep about it. This changed with recent studies, comments and articles on HN, Twitter etc. which painted a more dire picture of the future, plus the heat-wave in Europe last year. Our son was born in 2016 and around that time my optimism began to fade. Luckily, the luckiness of parenthood offset the darker moods a little bit. With climate-change, the sex-talk isn‘t the most unpleasant talk of parenthood anymore. Deleting most social-media-apps helped me. Unfollowing folks who post and repost triggering material is essential. I‘m usually not for hiding the head in the sand but this about mental health. Also, sufficient sleep helps the brain to deal with those „oh no..“-moments. Aim for 7-8 hours. There are lenses you can view those issues through, that may help you: - You‘re not alone. Most humans also worry, and are also worried. They will have to face the same issues as you. You‘re probably better off than most of them. - Humanity will adapt. You will adapt. Most changes, also for the worse, don‘t happen over night. (Not talking about wars, catastrophes etc. of course) - You can make a difference. Every kilogram less CO2 in the atmosphere counts. A few years ago, I watched German cabaretist Hagen Rether. He said „This right now is probably the best time to be alive. This is it. We have it better than our ancestors and our children.“ I‘m afraid he was right. I think humanity needs some kind of a wake-up-call. I just hope it‘s not too late by then.