There's a point at which staying informed and bearing witness to the horrors begins to consume me, when rather than moving me to action I am unable to function. If I move on without reading it is not because I desire ignorance but that I'm at my limit and need to preserve enough capacity to continue
I feel that way, too. I know someone whose family is trapped there. Her brother was killed the night before one of the "ceasefires." Sometimes I just can't read about it any more, for my own sanity. I know that's an enormous privilege.
My heart breaks for you and those you know. You are right, it's important we recognize both the need to preserve our mental health and also the privilege we have in being able to adjust the dial of exposure. I think honoring both is how we do the most good.
Same boat. There's nothing I can do for Gaza and I know all the bad things are happening and it breaks my heart. The fact that we have effectively no control is a big issue, there's nothing we can do but bear witness and it's rough. And that's in a nation of horrors ala US concentration camps
my favourite word in the English language these last say ten years: compartmentalise it helps keep me informed, engaged and active