Going through this too, but I believe it is actionable, and things such as working with nonprofits and protesting the collapse in all of its forms is the way to relieve the guilt. I think stepping away hurts me more, personally, than devoting my time. It’s like making eye contact with a victim when I empathize with these massive movements, and tuning out is like lowering my head to break that eye contact.

Everyone is different and has different levels of mental anguish over all of this, so if you feel it is beyond what you can handle, then do not engage until you’re healthy enough to do so. It takes a lot of personal contentedness to be permanently there for other people and it’s not your fault if you aren’t there yet.