There's nothing like a somber snapshot of the state of things to start the day off on the wrong foot. That's why I aspire to a morning routine with a news diet. Lord knows I fail too much in this regard, but aspirations matter. By the way, I haven't told you this but I have copped your phrase "bad brain day." It really helps compartmentalize especially anxious self-criticism. It frames the troughs my mood passes through as temporary. Thanks for that.
You're welcome. It's a big help to me too. It allows a bad day to just be a bad day, and not a bad forever and ever. I still can't reconcile in my head how to be informed about events and not be constantly furious/defeated. The more I learn, the more I become angry at others, especially those in positions of authority who refuse to learn from history.