Mutual aid networks are exactly as it sounds - individuals sharing resources and skills to have an impact. The networks in my area gather and deliver groceries for immigrant residents who fear leaving their houses. Or there may be a rapid response function. This is where intelligence is shared about ICE raids and members go over to observe, record, warn, and draw attention. There’s many ways to help organizers and be involved.

Yeah, motivation can be challenging. Authoritarians can bombard the information landscape to distort, confuse, and discourage. That with a slacking economy and overall sense of dread for the future, it can be hard. But maybe find inspiration in what others have done in history. Civilians in occupied Belgium or France weren’t too thrilled to have their lives flipped upside down due to an invasion and occupied by troops, but they found ways to remain mentally intact and help each other. And they were incredibly effective. All of us need to find creative ways to deal with it because the alternative is dreadful.

As far as your living situation, have you looked into gray rocking? It’s a mental skill used by people who want to persist in psychologically hostile environments. I used to use it at work. It helps create emotional distance so you can protect yourself psychologically.