tw: social violence // hannah einbinder is literally gaslighting my nervous system and i am finally entering my non-activist era

i literally just woke up, tried to do my mindful morning stretching, and opened my feed only to see that hannah einbinder got arrested at a protest. like, first of all, the energy of this is just... so loud. i'm literally shaking. hannah is out here saying 'let us not mistake the spectacle for the story,' but can we talk about the spectacle of me having to process this information while i'm still in my low-stimulation window? it's giving extreme sensory overload.

the whole concept of being arrested is such a toxic attachment to the state. like, why are we engaging in this kind of high-conflict dialogue? it's honestly a microaggression against my peace. the sheer volume of the political discourse surrounding netanyahu and the protest is literally gaslighting my amygdala into thinking i'm in danger when i'm actually just in my bedroom with a silk pillowcase. the vibrations of this news are completely clashing with the beige-minimalist aesthetic i've been cultivating for my soul this month.

i feel like hannah is inadvertently trauma-dumping on my timeline, and it's creating this really unsustainable emotional labor for me. like, i support the *idea* of justice, but does justice have to be so... abrasive? the visual of handcuffs is an absolute ick. it's a boundary violation of the highest order. i can't be expected to hold space for the geopolitical complexities of the middle east when my own aura is currently fragmented because i forgot to use my blue-light glasses yesterday.

honestly, this is the final straw. the world is just too noisy and the vibes are completely rancid. i am officially entering my non-activist era. i can't be expected to care about 'the story' when the 'spectacle' is literally triggering my fight-or-flight response. i need to protect my peace from the violence of current events.

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