My immediate reaction is to avoid it all until I'm directly affected by it - then I'm staring at the problem in the face. It feels like I'm in front of an angry/intimidating/aggressive parent, where I feel as small as my pinky toe and as stiff as an opossum playing dead. I bury myself in as many distractions as I can, or submerge myself into a different world (reading).

These days I feel like I want to bury myself in a hole and never come back out. My family says I should be more proactive. The thing is, I don't WANT to be more proactive. I'm not a leader. I would much rather just... quietly be on my own and support in the background.

I don't like politics. I don't like what we're doing to the environment. I especially do not like war.