u/FailSea7506

I hope this makes sense. This is something I have struggled with for a long time but haven’t know how to put into words until recently. There are times when I feel overwhelmed with grief and sadness thinking about things others have to deal with in the world. For example child abuse and animal abuse (these are the two that affect me the most). Sometimes I’ll see a video that will trigger these emotions or it may be somebody I ran into in my real life that has experienced these horrible things. Once I have it enter my mind it is almost impossibly hard to stop thinking about it and I will feel so overwhelmed to the point of holding back tears (right now for example). When I try to put it out of my mind I can feel my body and mind fighting it because for some reason I feel a responsibility to think about it and feel these emotions. I feel guilty and like I am doing something wrong if I’m not acknowledging and thinking about these abuses. This could be a deeper rooted issue but if anybody has advice, comforting words, or can even relate I would appreciate it so much. I feel crazy and alone in this but I don’t know how to cope with these strong emotions. It may be important to know that I did not grow up in an abusive home (people or animals). I did endure some traumas growing up but nothing abusive. Thank you to anybody that comments, I appreciate you all.