Dear Prudence,
I’m a medical student who is sick over the “recent” political shifts. I find myself obsessing over each update throughout the day, essentially kneecapping myself from doing what I feel I need to do to be successful in my program. It feels like no one at my school is talking about what’s happening. I’m afraid for my future patients, my loved ones, and (selfishly) for myself. I see a future of suffering and overworking in the face of a party and an ever-growing contingent of people who think that science is based on falsehoods and that doctors are trying to trick them for profit. I know that any future we have needs good people who are focused on doing good things, but I truly cannot stop ruminating while feeling so horribly powerless to stop the tide. What am I supposed to do?