Everything just seems so out of control. The US seems to be tearing itself apart. The world is on fire. We seem to be going backwards when it comes to freedom and human rights. We’ve turned our backs on each other. How do you cope with all this without just giving up?
This depends on what you’re measuring and where.
Also it’s good to have perspective by comparison but life happens in the moment to moment. If people are reporting feeling worse then that is current state and that is what matters.
I’m saying that their moment to moment is being influenced by being bombarded with nothing except negative news.
That leads to an “everything is awful” mentality that bleeds into one’s personal life.